diff --git a/drivers/phy/marvell/phy-mvebu-cp110-comphy.c b/drivers/phy/marvell/phy-mvebu-cp110-comphy.c
index bf7ea3cd4f9f..78c309571943 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/marvell/phy-mvebu-cp110-comphy.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/marvell/phy-mvebu-cp110-comphy.c
@@ -671,9 +671,6 @@ static int mvebu_comphy_set_mode(struct phy *phy,
 {
 	struct mvebu_comphy_lane *lane = phy_get_drvdata(phy);
 
-	if (mode != PHY_MODE_ETHERNET)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (submode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX)
 		submode = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII;