diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 0f6a6cb7e98d..459243c08b0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static int macb_phylink_connect(struct macb *bp)
 		}
 
 		/* attach the mac to the phy */
-		ret = phylink_connect_phy(bp->phylink, phydev);
+		ret = phylink_connect_phy(bp->phylink, phydev, 0);
 	}
 
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 4749bd0af160..ece84bb64b37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ static int stmmac_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
 
-		ret = phylink_connect_phy(priv->phylink, phydev);
+		ret = phylink_connect_phy(priv->phylink, phydev, 0);
 	}
 
 	phylink_ethtool_get_wol(priv->phylink, &wol);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index dc2800beacc3..95f6a10e90ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ static int phylink_bringup_phy(struct phylink *pl, struct phy_device *phy,
 }
 
 static int phylink_attach_phy(struct phylink *pl, struct phy_device *phy,
-			      phy_interface_t interface)
+			      phy_interface_t interface, u32 flags)
 {
 	if (WARN_ON(pl->cfg_link_an_mode == MLO_AN_FIXED ||
 		    (pl->cfg_link_an_mode == MLO_AN_INBAND &&
@@ -1028,13 +1028,14 @@ static int phylink_attach_phy(struct phylink *pl, struct phy_device *phy,
 	if (pl->phydev)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	return phy_attach_direct(pl->netdev, phy, 0, interface);
+	return phy_attach_direct(pl->netdev, phy, flags, interface);
 }
 
 /**
  * phylink_connect_phy() - connect a PHY to the phylink instance
  * @pl: a pointer to a &struct phylink returned from phylink_create()
  * @phy: a pointer to a &struct phy_device.
+ * @flags: PHY-specific flags to communicate to the PHY device driver
  *
  * Connect @phy to the phylink instance specified by @pl by calling
  * phy_attach_direct(). Configure the @phy according to the MAC driver's
@@ -1046,7 +1047,8 @@ static int phylink_attach_phy(struct phylink *pl, struct phy_device *phy,
  *
  * Returns 0 on success or a negative errno.
  */
-int phylink_connect_phy(struct phylink *pl, struct phy_device *phy)
+int phylink_connect_phy(struct phylink *pl, struct phy_device *phy,
+			u32 flags)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1056,7 +1058,7 @@ int phylink_connect_phy(struct phylink *pl, struct phy_device *phy)
 		pl->link_config.interface = pl->link_interface;
 	}
 
-	ret = phylink_attach_phy(pl, phy, pl->link_interface);
+	ret = phylink_attach_phy(pl, phy, pl->link_interface, flags);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -2207,7 +2209,7 @@ static int phylink_sfp_connect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy)
 		return ret;
 
 	interface = pl->link_config.interface;
-	ret = phylink_attach_phy(pl, phy, interface);
+	ret = phylink_attach_phy(pl, phy, interface, 0);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/phylink.h b/include/linux/phylink.h
index d81a714cfbbd..cd563ba67ca0 100644
--- a/include/linux/phylink.h
+++ b/include/linux/phylink.h
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ struct phylink *phylink_create(struct phylink_config *, struct fwnode_handle *,
 void phylink_set_pcs(struct phylink *, struct phylink_pcs *pcs);
 void phylink_destroy(struct phylink *);
 
-int phylink_connect_phy(struct phylink *, struct phy_device *);
+int phylink_connect_phy(struct phylink *, struct phy_device *, u32 flags);
 int phylink_of_phy_connect(struct phylink *, struct device_node *, u32 flags);
 void phylink_disconnect_phy(struct phylink *);
 
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 992fcab4b552..8ecfcb553ac1 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ static int dsa_slave_phy_connect(struct net_device *slave_dev, int addr)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	return phylink_connect_phy(dp->pl, slave_dev->phydev);
+	return phylink_connect_phy(dp->pl, slave_dev->phydev, 0);
 }
 
 static int dsa_slave_phy_setup(struct net_device *slave_dev)
