diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
index f23cce2c5199..784868e818a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ int genphy_c45_an_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	linkmode_and(phydev->advertising, phydev->advertising,
 		     phydev->supported);
 
-	ret = genphy_c45_write_eee_adv(phydev, phydev->supported_eee);
+	ret = genphy_c45_an_config_eee_aneg(phydev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	else if (ret)
@@ -858,6 +858,15 @@ int genphy_c45_read_eee_abilities(struct phy_device *phydev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(genphy_c45_read_eee_abilities);
 
+/**
+ * genphy_c45_an_config_eee_aneg - configure EEE advertisement
+ * @phydev: target phy_device struct
+ */
+int genphy_c45_an_config_eee_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	return genphy_c45_write_eee_adv(phydev, phydev->supported_eee);
+}
+
 /**
  * genphy_c45_pma_read_abilities - read supported link modes from PMA
  * @phydev: target phy_device struct
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 71becceb8764..570a5803f9c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@ int __genphy_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev, bool changed)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = genphy_c45_write_eee_adv(phydev, phydev->supported_eee);
+	err = genphy_c45_an_config_eee_aneg(phydev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	else if (err)
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 727bff531a14..19d83e112beb 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1765,6 +1765,7 @@ int genphy_c45_ethtool_get_eee(struct phy_device *phydev,
 int genphy_c45_ethtool_set_eee(struct phy_device *phydev,
 			       struct ethtool_eee *data);
 int genphy_c45_write_eee_adv(struct phy_device *phydev, unsigned long *adv);
+int genphy_c45_an_config_eee_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev);
 
 /* Generic C45 PHY driver */
 extern struct phy_driver genphy_c45_driver;