diff --git a/include/linux/fwnode_mdio.h b/include/linux/fwnode_mdio.h
index faf603c48c86..98755b8c6c8a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fwnode_mdio.h
+++ b/include/linux/fwnode_mdio.h
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ int fwnode_mdiobus_phy_device_register(struct mii_bus *mdio,
 int fwnode_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *bus,
 				struct fwnode_handle *child, u32 addr);
 
+int fwnode_phy_register_fixed_link(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
+
+void fwnode_phy_deregister_fixed_link(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
+
+bool fwnode_phy_is_fixed_link(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
 #else /* CONFIG_FWNODE_MDIO */
 int fwnode_mdiobus_phy_device_register(struct mii_bus *mdio,
 				       struct phy_device *phy,
@@ -30,6 +35,20 @@ static inline int fwnode_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *bus,
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
+
+static inline int fwnode_phy_register_fixed_link(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+static inline void fwnode_phy_deregister_fixed_link(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+{
+}
+
+static inline bool fwnode_phy_is_fixed_link(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_FWNODE_MDIO_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
index 1c1584fca632..b1c20c48b6cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/fwnode_mdio.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
+#include <linux/phy_fixed.h>
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Calvin Johnson <calvin.johnson@oss.nxp.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
@@ -147,3 +148,102 @@ int fwnode_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *bus,
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fwnode_mdiobus_register_phy);
+
+/*
+ * fwnode_phy_is_fixed_link() and fwnode_phy_register_fixed_link() must
+ * support two bindings:
+ * - the old binding, where 'fixed-link' was a property with 5
+ *   cells encoding various information about the fixed PHY
+ * - the new binding, where 'fixed-link' is a sub-node of the
+ *   Ethernet device.
+ */
+bool fwnode_phy_is_fixed_link(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+{
+	struct fwnode_handle *fixed_link_node;
+	const char *managed;
+	int len;
+
+	/* New binding */
+	fixed_link_node = fwnode_get_named_child_node(fwnode, "fixed-link");
+	if (fixed_link_node) {
+		fwnode_handle_put(fixed_link_node);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	if (fwnode_property_read_string(fwnode, "managed", &managed) == 0 &&
+	    strcmp(managed, "auto") != 0)
+		return true;
+
+	/* Old binding */
+	len = fwnode_property_read_u32_array(fwnode, "fixed-link", NULL, 0);
+	if (len == (5 * sizeof(u32)))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fwnode_phy_is_fixed_link);
+
+int fwnode_phy_register_fixed_link(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+{
+	struct fixed_phy_status status = {};
+	struct fwnode_handle *fixed_link_node;
+	u32 fixed_link_prop[5];
+	const char *managed;
+
+	if (fwnode_property_read_string(fwnode, "managed", &managed) == 0 &&
+	    strcmp(managed, "in-band-status") == 0) {
+		/* status is zeroed, namely its .link member */
+		goto register_phy;
+	}
+
+	/* New binding */
+	fixed_link_node = fwnode_get_named_child_node(fwnode, "fixed-link");
+	if (fixed_link_node) {
+		status.link = 1;
+		status.duplex = fwnode_property_present(fixed_link_node,
+							"full-duplex");
+		if (fwnode_property_read_u32(fixed_link_node, "speed",
+					     &status.speed)) {
+			fwnode_handle_put(fixed_link_node);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		status.pause = fwnode_property_present(fixed_link_node, "pause");
+		status.asym_pause = fwnode_property_present(fixed_link_node,
+							    "asym-pause");
+		fwnode_handle_put(fixed_link_node);
+
+		goto register_phy;
+	}
+
+	/* Old binding */
+	if (fwnode_property_read_u32_array(fwnode, "fixed-link", fixed_link_prop,
+					   ARRAY_SIZE(fixed_link_prop)) == 0) {
+		status.link = 1;
+		status.duplex = fixed_link_prop[1];
+		status.speed  = fixed_link_prop[2];
+		status.pause  = fixed_link_prop[3];
+		status.asym_pause = fixed_link_prop[4];
+		goto register_phy;
+	}
+
+	return -ENODEV;
+
+register_phy:
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(fixed_phy_register(PHY_POLL, &status, fwnode));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fwnode_phy_register_fixed_link);
+
+void fwnode_phy_deregister_fixed_link(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+{
+	struct phy_device *phydev;
+
+	phydev = fwnode_phy_find_device(fwnode);
+	if (!phydev)
+		return;
+
+	fixed_phy_unregister(phydev);
+
+	put_device(&phydev->mdio.dev);	/* fwnode_phy_find_device() */
+	phy_device_free(phydev);	/* fixed_phy_register() */
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fwnode_phy_deregister_fixed_link);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
index d755fe1ecdda..409da6e92f7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
@@ -351,91 +351,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_phy_get_and_connect);
  */
 bool of_phy_is_fixed_link(struct device_node *np)
 {
-	struct device_node *dn;
-	int len, err;
-	const char *managed;
-
-	/* New binding */
-	dn = of_get_child_by_name(np, "fixed-link");
-	if (dn) {
-		of_node_put(dn);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	err = of_property_read_string(np, "managed", &managed);
-	if (err == 0 && strcmp(managed, "auto") != 0)
-		return true;
-
-	/* Old binding */
-	if (of_get_property(np, "fixed-link", &len) &&
-	    len == (5 * sizeof(__be32)))
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
+	return fwnode_phy_is_fixed_link(of_fwnode_handle(np));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_phy_is_fixed_link);
 
 int of_phy_register_fixed_link(struct device_node *np)
 {
-	struct fixed_phy_status status = {};
-	struct device_node *fixed_link_node;
-	u32 fixed_link_prop[5];
-	const char *managed;
-
-	if (of_property_read_string(np, "managed", &managed) == 0 &&
-	    strcmp(managed, "in-band-status") == 0) {
-		/* status is zeroed, namely its .link member */
-		goto register_phy;
-	}
-
-	/* New binding */
-	fixed_link_node = of_get_child_by_name(np, "fixed-link");
-	if (fixed_link_node) {
-		status.link = 1;
-		status.duplex = of_property_read_bool(fixed_link_node,
-						      "full-duplex");
-		if (of_property_read_u32(fixed_link_node, "speed",
-					 &status.speed)) {
-			of_node_put(fixed_link_node);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		status.pause = of_property_read_bool(fixed_link_node, "pause");
-		status.asym_pause = of_property_read_bool(fixed_link_node,
-							  "asym-pause");
-		of_node_put(fixed_link_node);
-
-		goto register_phy;
-	}
-
-	/* Old binding */
-	if (of_property_read_u32_array(np, "fixed-link", fixed_link_prop,
-				       ARRAY_SIZE(fixed_link_prop)) == 0) {
-		status.link = 1;
-		status.duplex = fixed_link_prop[1];
-		status.speed  = fixed_link_prop[2];
-		status.pause  = fixed_link_prop[3];
-		status.asym_pause = fixed_link_prop[4];
-		goto register_phy;
-	}
-
-	return -ENODEV;
-
-register_phy:
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(fixed_phy_register(PHY_POLL, &status, of_fwnode_handle(np)));
+	return fwnode_phy_register_fixed_link(of_fwnode_handle(np));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_phy_register_fixed_link);
 
 void of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(struct device_node *np)
 {
-	struct phy_device *phydev;
-
-	phydev = of_phy_find_device(np);
-	if (!phydev)
-		return;
-
-	fixed_phy_unregister(phydev);
-
-	put_device(&phydev->mdio.dev);	/* of_phy_find_device() */
-	phy_device_free(phydev);	/* fixed_phy_register() */
+	fwnode_phy_deregister_fixed_link(of_fwnode_handle(np));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_phy_deregister_fixed_link);
