diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index e11b03b2b25a..8fb1faca883a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ struct phy_device * get_phy_device(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr)
 	if (r)
 		return ERR_PTR(r);
 
-	/* If the phy_id is all Fs, there is no device there */
-	if (0xffffffff == phy_id)
+	/* If the phy_id is all Fs or all 0s, there is no device there */
+	if ((0xffff == phy_id) || (0x00 == phy_id))
 		return NULL;
 
 	dev = phy_device_create(bus, addr, phy_id);