diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 2d201a795775..3603c024109a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -1325,7 +1325,8 @@ static int phylink_bringup_phy(struct phylink *pl, struct phy_device *phy,
 	mutex_unlock(&phy->lock);
 
 	phylink_dbg(pl,
-		    "phy: setting supported %*pb advertising %*pb\n",
+		    "phy: %s setting supported %*pb advertising %*pb\n",
+		    phy_modes(interface),
 		    __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS, pl->supported,
 		    __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS, phy->advertising);
 
@@ -1443,6 +1444,12 @@ int phylink_fwnode_phy_connect(struct phylink *pl,
 	if (!phy_dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	/* Use PHY device/driver interface */
+	if (pl->link_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA) {
+		pl->link_interface = phy_dev->interface;
+		pl->link_config.interface = pl->link_interface;
+	}
+
 	ret = phy_attach_direct(pl->netdev, phy_dev, flags,
 				pl->link_interface);
 	if (ret) {