diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index 217f58bed2c5..dc533d7a090c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -1171,6 +1171,16 @@ static void axienet_poll_controller(struct net_device *ndev)
 }
 #endif
 
+static int axienet_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
+{
+	struct axienet_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	if (!netif_running(dev))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return phylink_mii_ioctl(lp->phylink, rq, cmd);
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops axienet_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open = axienet_open,
 	.ndo_stop = axienet_stop,
@@ -1178,6 +1188,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops axienet_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_change_mtu	= axienet_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address = netdev_set_mac_address,
 	.ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl = axienet_ioctl,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode = axienet_set_multicast_list,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	.ndo_poll_controller = axienet_poll_controller,