diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
index 91d74c1a920a..55e6a2fc5bc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
@@ -1482,15 +1482,19 @@ static void sfp_sm_link_down(struct sfp *sfp)
 
 static void sfp_sm_link_check_los(struct sfp *sfp)
 {
-	unsigned int los = sfp->state & SFP_F_LOS;
+	const __be16 los_inverted = cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_INVERTED);
+	const __be16 los_normal = cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_NORMAL);
+	__be16 los_options = sfp->id.ext.options & (los_inverted | los_normal);
+	bool los = false;
 
 	/* If neither SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_INVERTED nor SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_NORMAL
-	 * are set, we assume that no LOS signal is available.
+	 * are set, we assume that no LOS signal is available. If both are
+	 * set, we assume LOS is not implemented (and is meaningless.)
 	 */
-	if (sfp->id.ext.options & cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_INVERTED))
-		los ^= SFP_F_LOS;
-	else if (!(sfp->id.ext.options & cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_NORMAL)))
-		los = 0;
+	if (los_options == los_inverted)
+		los = !(sfp->state & SFP_F_LOS);
+	else if (los_options == los_normal)
+		los = !!(sfp->state & SFP_F_LOS);
 
 	if (los)
 		sfp_sm_next(sfp, SFP_S_WAIT_LOS, 0);
@@ -1500,18 +1504,22 @@ static void sfp_sm_link_check_los(struct sfp *sfp)
 
 static bool sfp_los_event_active(struct sfp *sfp, unsigned int event)
 {
-	return (sfp->id.ext.options & cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_INVERTED) &&
-		event == SFP_E_LOS_LOW) ||
-	       (sfp->id.ext.options & cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_NORMAL) &&
-		event == SFP_E_LOS_HIGH);
+	const __be16 los_inverted = cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_INVERTED);
+	const __be16 los_normal = cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_NORMAL);
+	__be16 los_options = sfp->id.ext.options & (los_inverted | los_normal);
+
+	return (los_options == los_inverted && event == SFP_E_LOS_LOW) ||
+	       (los_options == los_normal && event == SFP_E_LOS_HIGH);
 }
 
 static bool sfp_los_event_inactive(struct sfp *sfp, unsigned int event)
 {
-	return (sfp->id.ext.options & cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_INVERTED) &&
-		event == SFP_E_LOS_HIGH) ||
-	       (sfp->id.ext.options & cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_NORMAL) &&
-		event == SFP_E_LOS_LOW);
+	const __be16 los_inverted = cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_INVERTED);
+	const __be16 los_normal = cpu_to_be16(SFP_OPTIONS_LOS_NORMAL);
+	__be16 los_options = sfp->id.ext.options & (los_inverted | los_normal);
+
+	return (los_options == los_inverted && event == SFP_E_LOS_HIGH) ||
+	       (los_options == los_normal && event == SFP_E_LOS_LOW);
 }
 
 static void sfp_sm_fault(struct sfp *sfp, unsigned int next_state, bool warn)