diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 973fcc9143d1..ea8f1c885089 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -14661,6 +14661,7 @@ L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
 F:	drivers/net/phy/sfp*
+F:	include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h
 F:	include/linux/phylink.h
 F:	include/linux/sfp.h
 K:	phylink
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-i2c.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-i2c.c
index 0dce67672548..5969878e0aa7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-i2c.c
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@
  * of their settings.
  */
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
 
-#include "mdio-i2c.h"
-
 /*
  * I2C bus addresses 0x50 and 0x51 are normally an EEPROM, which is
  * specified to be present in SFP modules.  These correspond with PHY
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
index beaa00342a13..9639aa181968 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
-#include "mdio-i2c.h"
 #include "sfp.h"
 #include "swphy.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-i2c.h b/include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/net/phy/mdio-i2c.h
rename to include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h