diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
index d3ff6e8a82e9..d4cc9e60f369 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
@@ -1273,10 +1273,15 @@ static int felix_parse_ports_node(struct felix *felix,
 
 		err = felix_validate_phy_mode(felix, port, phy_mode);
 		if (err < 0) {
-			dev_err(dev, "Unsupported PHY mode %s on port %d\n",
-				phy_modes(phy_mode), port);
+			dev_info(dev, "Unsupported PHY mode %s on port %d\n",
+				 phy_modes(phy_mode), port);
 			of_node_put(child);
-			return err;
+
+			/* Leave port_phy_modes[port] = 0, which is also
+			 * PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA. This will perform a
+			 * best-effort to bring up as many ports as possible.
+			 */
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		port_phy_modes[port] = phy_mode;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h
index 9e1ae1dde0d9..d5d0b30c0b75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define ocelot_to_felix(o)		container_of((o), struct felix, ocelot)
 #define FELIX_MAC_QUIRKS		OCELOT_QUIRK_PCS_PERFORMS_RATE_ADAPTATION
 
+#define OCELOT_PORT_MODE_NONE		0
 #define OCELOT_PORT_MODE_INTERNAL	BIT(0)
 #define OCELOT_PORT_MODE_SGMII		BIT(1)
 #define OCELOT_PORT_MODE_QSGMII		BIT(2)