diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c b/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
index 5b139f2206b6..c70ed67cc188 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
@@ -277,6 +277,14 @@ static int dsa_loop_port_max_mtu(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
 	return ETH_MAX_MTU;
 }
 
+static void dsa_loop_phylink_get_caps(struct dsa_switch *dsa, int port,
+				      struct phylink_config *config)
+{
+	bitmap_fill(config->supported_interfaces, PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MAX);
+	__clear_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA, config->supported_interfaces);
+	config->mac_capabilities = ~0;
+}
+
 static const struct dsa_switch_ops dsa_loop_driver = {
 	.get_tag_protocol	= dsa_loop_get_protocol,
 	.setup			= dsa_loop_setup,
@@ -295,6 +303,7 @@ static const struct dsa_switch_ops dsa_loop_driver = {
 	.port_vlan_del		= dsa_loop_port_vlan_del,
 	.port_change_mtu	= dsa_loop_port_change_mtu,
 	.port_max_mtu		= dsa_loop_port_max_mtu,
+	.phylink_get_caps	= dsa_loop_phylink_get_caps,
 };
 
 static int dsa_loop_drv_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c
index 4f09e7438f3b..35a846d7e13f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,31 @@ static int vsc73xx_get_max_mtu(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
 	return 9600 - ETH_HLEN - ETH_FCS_LEN;
 }
 
+static void vsc73xx_phylink_get_caps(struct dsa_switch *dsa, int port,
+				     struct phylink_config *config)
+{
+	unsigned long *interfaces = config->supported_interfaces;
+
+	if (port == 5)
+		return;
+
+	if (port == CPU_PORT) {
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII, interfaces);
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_REVMII, interfaces);
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII, interfaces);
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII, interfaces);
+	}
+
+	if (port <= 4) {
+		/* Internal PHYs */
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL, interfaces);
+		/* phylib default */
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII, interfaces);
+	}
+
+	config->mac_capabilities = MAC_SYM_PAUSE | MAC_10 | MAC_100 | MAC_1000;
+}
+
 static const struct dsa_switch_ops vsc73xx_ds_ops = {
 	.get_tag_protocol = vsc73xx_get_tag_protocol,
 	.setup = vsc73xx_setup,
@@ -1050,6 +1075,7 @@ static const struct dsa_switch_ops vsc73xx_ds_ops = {
 	.port_disable = vsc73xx_port_disable,
 	.port_change_mtu = vsc73xx_change_mtu,
 	.port_max_mtu = vsc73xx_get_max_mtu,
+	.phylink_get_caps = vsc73xx_phylink_get_caps,
 };
 
 static int vsc73xx_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
diff --git a/net/dsa/port.c b/net/dsa/port.c
index 5f01bd4f9dec..6e0d000a97c4 100644
--- a/net/dsa/port.c
+++ b/net/dsa/port.c
@@ -1554,20 +1554,6 @@ static struct phy_device *dsa_port_get_phy_device(struct dsa_port *dp)
 	return phydev;
 }
 
-static void dsa_port_phylink_validate(struct phylink_config *config,
-				      unsigned long *supported,
-				      struct phylink_link_state *state)
-{
-	/* Skip call for drivers which don't yet set mac_capabilities,
-	 * since validating in that case would mean their PHY will advertise
-	 * nothing. In turn, skipping validation makes them advertise
-	 * everything that the PHY supports, so those drivers should be
-	 * converted ASAP.
-	 */
-	if (config->mac_capabilities)
-		phylink_generic_validate(config, supported, state);
-}
-
 static struct phylink_pcs *
 dsa_port_phylink_mac_select_pcs(struct phylink_config *config,
 				phy_interface_t interface)
@@ -1666,7 +1652,6 @@ static void dsa_port_phylink_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
 }
 
 static const struct phylink_mac_ops dsa_port_phylink_mac_ops = {
-	.validate = dsa_port_phylink_validate,
 	.mac_select_pcs = dsa_port_phylink_mac_select_pcs,
 	.mac_prepare = dsa_port_phylink_mac_prepare,
 	.mac_config = dsa_port_phylink_mac_config,