diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-rzn1-miic.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-rzn1-miic.c
index d93f84fbb1fd..4bd66fdde367 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-rzn1-miic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-rzn1-miic.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static void miic_converter_enable(struct miic *miic, int port, int enable)
 	miic_reg_rmw(miic, MIIC_CONVRST, MIIC_CONVRST_PHYIF_RST(port), val);
 }
 
-static int miic_config(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned int mode,
+static int miic_config(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned int neg_mode,
 		       phy_interface_t interface,
 		       const unsigned long *advertising, bool permit)
 {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int miic_config(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned int mode,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void miic_link_up(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned int mode,
+static void miic_link_up(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned int neg_mode,
 			 phy_interface_t interface, int speed, int duplex)
 {
 	struct miic_port *miic_port = phylink_pcs_to_miic_port(pcs);
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct phylink_pcs *miic_create(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np)
 	miic_port->miic = miic;
 	miic_port->port = port - 1;
 	miic_port->pcs.ops = &miic_phylink_ops;
+	miic_port->pcs.neg_mode = true;
 
 	return &miic_port->pcs;
 }