diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
index 19cfbf36fe80..2d8af8f67c83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
@@ -1192,10 +1192,8 @@ static bool at803x_cdt_fault_length_valid(u16 status)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static int at803x_cdt_fault_length(u16 status)
+static int at803x_cdt_fault_length(int dt)
 {
-	int dt;
-
 	/* According to the datasheet the distance to the fault is
 	 * DELTA_TIME * 0.824 meters.
 	 *
@@ -1211,8 +1209,6 @@ static int at803x_cdt_fault_length(u16 status)
 	 * With a VF of 0.69 we get the factor 0.824 mentioned in the
 	 * datasheet.
 	 */
-	dt = FIELD_GET(AT803X_CDT_STATUS_DELTA_TIME_MASK, status);
-
 	return (dt * 824) / 10;
 }
 
@@ -1265,9 +1261,11 @@ static int at803x_cable_test_one_pair(struct phy_device *phydev, int pair)
 	ethnl_cable_test_result(phydev, ethtool_pair[pair],
 				at803x_cable_test_result_trans(val));
 
-	if (at803x_cdt_fault_length_valid(val))
+	if (at803x_cdt_fault_length_valid(val)) {
+		val = FIELD_GET(AT803X_CDT_STATUS_DELTA_TIME_MASK, val);
 		ethnl_cable_test_fault_length(phydev, ethtool_pair[pair],
 					      at803x_cdt_fault_length(val));
+	}
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -1992,7 +1990,8 @@ static int qca808x_cdt_fault_length(struct phy_device *phydev, int pair)
 	if (val < 0)
 		return val;
 
-	return (FIELD_GET(QCA808X_CDT_DIAG_LENGTH, val) * 824) / 10;
+	val = FIELD_GET(QCA808X_CDT_DIAG_LENGTH, val);
+	return at803x_cdt_fault_length(val);
 }
 
 static int qca808x_cable_test_start(struct phy_device *phydev)