diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 75d67d1b5f6b..de4152e2e3e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -463,94 +463,8 @@ static void mtk_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
 	mtk_w32(mac->hw, mcr, MTK_MAC_MCR(mac->id));
 }
 
-static void mtk_validate(struct phylink_config *config,
-			 unsigned long *supported,
-			 struct phylink_link_state *state)
-{
-	struct mtk_mac *mac = container_of(config, struct mtk_mac,
-					   phylink_config);
-	__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(mask) = { 0, };
-
-	if (state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA &&
-	    state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII &&
-	    state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII &&
-	    !(MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_RGMII) &&
-	      phy_interface_mode_is_rgmii(state->interface)) &&
-	    !(MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_TRGMII) &&
-	      !mac->id && state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_TRGMII) &&
-	    !(MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_SGMII) &&
-	      (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII ||
-	       phy_interface_mode_is_8023z(state->interface)))) {
-		linkmode_zero(supported);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	phylink_set_port_modes(mask);
-	phylink_set(mask, Autoneg);
-
-	switch (state->interface) {
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_TRGMII:
-		phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Full);
-		break;
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX:
-		phylink_set(mask, 1000baseX_Full);
-		phylink_set(mask, 2500baseX_Full);
-		break;
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_RXID:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_TXID:
-		phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Half);
-		fallthrough;
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII:
-		phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Full);
-		phylink_set(mask, 1000baseX_Full);
-		fallthrough;
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_REVMII:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA:
-	default:
-		phylink_set(mask, 10baseT_Half);
-		phylink_set(mask, 10baseT_Full);
-		phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Half);
-		phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Full);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA) {
-		if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_SGMII)) {
-			phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Full);
-			phylink_set(mask, 1000baseX_Full);
-			phylink_set(mask, 2500baseX_Full);
-		}
-		if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_RGMII)) {
-			phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Full);
-			phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Half);
-			phylink_set(mask, 1000baseX_Full);
-		}
-		if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_GEPHY)) {
-			phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Full);
-			phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Half);
-		}
-	}
-
-	phylink_set(mask, Pause);
-	phylink_set(mask, Asym_Pause);
-
-	linkmode_and(supported, supported, mask);
-	linkmode_and(state->advertising, state->advertising, mask);
-
-	/* We can only operate at 2500BaseX or 1000BaseX. If requested
-	 * to advertise both, only report advertising at 2500BaseX.
-	 */
-	phylink_helper_basex_speed(state);
-}
-
 static const struct phylink_mac_ops mtk_phylink_ops = {
-	.validate = mtk_validate,
+	.validate = phylink_generic_validate,
 	.mac_pcs_get_state = mtk_mac_pcs_get_state,
 	.mac_an_restart = mtk_mac_an_restart,
 	.mac_config = mtk_mac_config,
@@ -3009,6 +2923,29 @@ static int mtk_add_mac(struct mtk_eth *eth, struct device_node *np)
 
 	mac->phylink_config.dev = &eth->netdev[id]->dev;
 	mac->phylink_config.type = PHYLINK_NETDEV;
+	mac->phylink_config.mac_capabilities = MAC_ASYM_PAUSE | MAC_SYM_PAUSE |
+		MAC_10 | MAC_100 | MAC_1000 | MAC_2500FD;
+
+	__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII,
+		  mac->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+	__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII,
+		  mac->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+
+	if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_RGMII))
+		phy_interface_set_rgmii(mac->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+
+	if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_TRGMII) && !mac->id)
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_TRGMII,
+			  mac->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+
+	if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(mac->hw->soc->caps, MTK_SGMII)) {
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII,
+			  mac->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX,
+			  mac->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+		__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX,
+			  mac->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
+	}
 
 	phylink = phylink_create(&mac->phylink_config,
 				 of_fwnode_handle(mac->of_node),