diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 64d829ed9887..05a8985d7107 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int kszphy_config_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (priv->led_mode >= 0)
+	if (priv->type && priv->led_mode >= 0)
 		kszphy_setup_led(phydev, priv->type->led_mode_reg, priv->led_mode);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ static int kszphy_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	type = priv->type;
 
-	if (type->has_broadcast_disable)
+	if (type && type->has_broadcast_disable)
 		kszphy_broadcast_disable(phydev);
 
-	if (type->has_nand_tree_disable)
+	if (type && type->has_nand_tree_disable)
 		kszphy_nand_tree_disable(phydev);
 
 	return kszphy_config_reset(phydev);
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ static int kszphy_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	priv->type = type;
 
-	if (type->led_mode_reg) {
+	if (type && type->led_mode_reg) {
 		ret = of_property_read_u32(np, "micrel,led-mode",
 				&priv->led_mode);
 		if (ret)
@@ -1349,7 +1349,8 @@ static int kszphy_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		unsigned long rate = clk_get_rate(clk);
 		bool rmii_ref_clk_sel_25_mhz;
 
-		priv->rmii_ref_clk_sel = type->has_rmii_ref_clk_sel;
+		if (type)
+			priv->rmii_ref_clk_sel = type->has_rmii_ref_clk_sel;
 		rmii_ref_clk_sel_25_mhz = of_property_read_bool(np,
 				"micrel,rmii-reference-clock-select-25-mhz");