diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index bcd9010c1f27..cf2857fa938f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -1447,11 +1447,6 @@ static u32 lan78xx_get_link(struct net_device *net)
 	return net->phydev->link;
 }
 
-static int lan78xx_nway_reset(struct net_device *net)
-{
-	return phy_start_aneg(net->phydev);
-}
-
 static void lan78xx_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *net,
 				struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
@@ -1655,7 +1650,7 @@ static int lan78xx_set_pause(struct net_device *net,
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops lan78xx_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_link	= lan78xx_get_link,
-	.nway_reset	= lan78xx_nway_reset,
+	.nway_reset	= phy_ethtool_nway_reset,
 	.get_drvinfo	= lan78xx_get_drvinfo,
 	.get_msglevel	= lan78xx_get_msglevel,
 	.set_msglevel	= lan78xx_set_msglevel,