diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy-core.c
index 80795ccd3fab..357a4d0d7641 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy-core.c
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
 
-static inline void mmd_phy_indirect(struct mii_bus *bus, int prtad, int devad,
-				    int addr)
+static void mmd_phy_indirect(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_addr, int devad,
+			     u16 regnum)
 {
 	/* Write the desired MMD Devad */
-	bus->write(bus, addr, MII_MMD_CTRL, devad);
+	bus->write(bus, phy_addr, MII_MMD_CTRL, devad);
 
 	/* Write the desired MMD register address */
-	bus->write(bus, addr, MII_MMD_DATA, prtad);
+	bus->write(bus, phy_addr, MII_MMD_DATA, regnum);
 
 	/* Select the Function : DATA with no post increment */
-	bus->write(bus, addr, MII_MMD_CTRL, (devad | MII_MMD_CTRL_NOINCR));
+	bus->write(bus, phy_addr, MII_MMD_CTRL, devad | MII_MMD_CTRL_NOINCR);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int phy_read_mmd(struct phy_device *phydev, int devad, u32 regnum)
 		int phy_addr = phydev->mdio.addr;
 
 		mutex_lock(&bus->mdio_lock);
-		mmd_phy_indirect(bus, regnum, devad, phy_addr);
+		mmd_phy_indirect(bus, phy_addr, devad, regnum);
 
 		/* Read the content of the MMD's selected register */
 		val = bus->read(bus, phy_addr, MII_MMD_DATA);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int phy_write_mmd(struct phy_device *phydev, int devad, u32 regnum, u16 val)
 		int phy_addr = phydev->mdio.addr;
 
 		mutex_lock(&bus->mdio_lock);
-		mmd_phy_indirect(bus, regnum, devad, phy_addr);
+		mmd_phy_indirect(bus, phy_addr, devad, regnum);
 
 		/* Write the data into MMD's selected register */
 		bus->write(bus, phy_addr, MII_MMD_DATA, val);