diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 49fdd1ee798e4418f5145b00ad6573525eed0f82..77068c545de0d33607981e7a94a32bf7ed1ff34c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ int genphy_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = phy_write(phydev, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);
+	ret = phy_set_bits(phydev, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;