diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
index 45e98fd8b79e..96dfe7eb4e5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
@@ -1151,7 +1151,8 @@ struct fman_mac *memac_config(struct fman_mac_params *params)
 	/* Save FMan revision */
 	fman_get_revision(memac->fm, &memac->fm_rev_info);
 
-	if (memac->phy_if == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII) {
+	if (memac->phy_if == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII ||
+	    memac->phy_if == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_QSGMII) {
 		if (!params->internal_phy_node) {
 			pr_err("PCS PHY node is not available\n");
 			memac_free(memac);