diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c b/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
index 8410e7b4ab60..4d2fc1f31fec 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
@@ -30,19 +30,12 @@
 
 #include "core.h"
 #include "packet-header-definitions.h"
+#include "phy-packet-definitions.h"
 #include <trace/events/firewire.h>
 
 #define HEADER_DESTINATION_IS_BROADCAST(header) \
 	((async_header_get_destination(header) & 0x3f) == 0x3f)
 
-#define PHY_PACKET_CONFIG	0x0
-#define PHY_PACKET_LINK_ON	0x1
-#define PHY_PACKET_SELF_ID	0x2
-
-#define PHY_CONFIG_GAP_COUNT(gap_count)	(((gap_count) << 16) | (1 << 22))
-#define PHY_CONFIG_ROOT_ID(node_id)	((((node_id) & 0x3f) << 24) | (1 << 23))
-#define PHY_IDENTIFIER(id)		((id) << 30)
-
 /* returns 0 if the split timeout handler is already running */
 static int try_cancel_split_timeout(struct fw_transaction *t)
 {
@@ -481,10 +474,14 @@ void fw_send_phy_config(struct fw_card *card,
 			int node_id, int generation, int gap_count)
 {
 	long timeout = DIV_ROUND_UP(HZ, 10);
-	u32 data = PHY_IDENTIFIER(PHY_PACKET_CONFIG);
+	u32 data = 0;
 
-	if (node_id != FW_PHY_CONFIG_NO_NODE_ID)
-		data |= PHY_CONFIG_ROOT_ID(node_id);
+	phy_packet_set_packet_identifier(&data, PHY_PACKET_PACKET_IDENTIFIER_PHY_CONFIG);
+
+	if (node_id != FW_PHY_CONFIG_NO_NODE_ID) {
+		phy_packet_phy_config_set_root_id(&data, node_id);
+		phy_packet_phy_config_set_force_root_node(&data, true);
+	}
 
 	if (gap_count == FW_PHY_CONFIG_CURRENT_GAP_COUNT) {
 		gap_count = card->driver->read_phy_reg(card, 1);
@@ -495,7 +492,8 @@ void fw_send_phy_config(struct fw_card *card,
 		if (gap_count == 63)
 			return;
 	}
-	data |= PHY_CONFIG_GAP_COUNT(gap_count);
+	phy_packet_phy_config_set_gap_count(&data, gap_count);
+	phy_packet_phy_config_set_gap_count_optimization(&data, true);
 
 	mutex_lock(&phy_config_mutex);