diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 6bb2923396de..dce55636bc9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -1175,6 +1175,55 @@ static void lan78xx_set_msglevel(struct net_device *net, u32 level)
 	dev->msg_enable = level;
 }
 
+static int lan78xx_get_mdix_status(struct net_device *net)
+{
+	struct phy_device *phydev = net->phydev;
+	int buf;
+
+	phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
+	buf = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
+	phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
+
+	return buf;
+}
+
+static void lan78xx_set_mdix_status(struct net_device *net, __u8 mdix_ctrl)
+{
+	struct lan78xx_net *dev = netdev_priv(net);
+	struct phy_device *phydev = net->phydev;
+	int buf;
+
+	if (mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI) {
+		phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+			  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
+		buf = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
+		buf &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
+		phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
+			  buf | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDI_);
+		phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+			  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
+	} else if (mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI_X) {
+		phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+			  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
+		buf = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
+		buf &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
+		phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
+			  buf | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDI_X_);
+		phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+			  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
+	} else if (mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO) {
+		phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+			  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
+		buf = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
+		buf &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
+		phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
+			  buf | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_AUTO_MDIX_);
+		phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+			  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
+	}
+	dev->mdix_ctrl = mdix_ctrl;
+}
+
 static int lan78xx_get_settings(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	struct lan78xx_net *dev = netdev_priv(net);
@@ -1188,9 +1237,7 @@ static int lan78xx_get_settings(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 
 	ret = phy_ethtool_gset(phydev, cmd);
 
-	phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
-	buf = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
-	phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
+	buf = lan78xx_get_mdix_status(net);
 
 	buf &= LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
 	if (buf == LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_AUTO_MDIX_) {
@@ -1221,34 +1268,7 @@ static int lan78xx_set_settings(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (dev->mdix_ctrl != cmd->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl) {
-		if (cmd->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI) {
-			phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-				  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
-			temp = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
-			temp &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
-			phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
-				  temp | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDI_);
-			phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-				  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
-		} else if (cmd->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI_X) {
-			phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-				  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
-			temp = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
-			temp &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
-			phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
-				  temp | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDI_X_);
-			phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-				  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
-		} else if (cmd->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO) {
-			phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-				  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
-			temp = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
-			temp &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
-			phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
-				  temp | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_AUTO_MDIX_);
-			phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-				  LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
-		}
+		lan78xx_set_mdix_status(net, cmd->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl);
 	}
 
 	/* change speed & duplex */
@@ -1504,13 +1524,7 @@ static int lan78xx_phy_init(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* set to AUTOMDIX */
-	phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
-	ret = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
-	ret &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
-	phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
-		  ret | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_AUTO_MDIX_);
-	phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
-	dev->mdix_ctrl = ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO;
+	lan78xx_set_mdix_status(dev->net, ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO);
 
 	/* MAC doesn't support 1000T Half */
 	phydev->supported &= ~SUPPORTED_1000baseT_Half;