diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
index 1a739d71f1c2..9d931373a9b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
@@ -303,15 +303,9 @@ ltq_etop_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 	strlcpy(info->version, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
 }
 
-static int
-ltq_etop_nway_reset(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	return phy_start_aneg(dev->phydev);
-}
-
 static const struct ethtool_ops ltq_etop_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_drvinfo = ltq_etop_get_drvinfo,
-	.nway_reset = ltq_etop_nway_reset,
+	.nway_reset = phy_ethtool_nway_reset,
 	.get_link_ksettings = phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
 	.set_link_ksettings = phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
 };