diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/ael1002.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/ael1002.c
index 5248f9e0b2f4..35cd36729155 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/ael1002.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/ael1002.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static struct cphy_ops xaui_direct_ops = {
 int t3_xaui_direct_phy_prep(struct cphy *phy, struct adapter *adapter,
 			    int phy_addr, const struct mdio_ops *mdio_ops)
 {
-	cphy_init(phy, adapter, MDIO_PRTAD_NONE, &xaui_direct_ops, mdio_ops,
+	cphy_init(phy, adapter, phy_addr, &xaui_direct_ops, mdio_ops,
 		  SUPPORTED_10000baseT_Full | SUPPORTED_AUI | SUPPORTED_TP,
 		  "10GBASE-CX4");
 	return 0;