diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/adm6996.c b/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/adm6996.c
index 972d20c6d9..bc40be067a 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/adm6996.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/adm6996.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int adm6996_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	phydev->speed = SPEED_100;
 	phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
-	phydev->state = PHY_UP;
+	phydev->link = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c b/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
index 93e4b33d94..92cc9f384b 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ ar8216_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	phydev->speed = SPEED_100;
 	phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
-	phydev->state = PHY_UP;
+	phydev->link = 1;
 
 	/* flush the address translation unit */
 	if (ar8216_wait_bit(priv, AR8216_REG_ATU, AR8216_ATU_ACTIVE, 0))
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/mvswitch.c b/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/mvswitch.c
index 3ae8899c2a..c2f3245720 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/mvswitch.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/mvswitch.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ mvswitch_read_status(struct phy_device *pdev)
 {
 	pdev->speed = SPEED_100;
 	pdev->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
-	pdev->state = PHY_UP;
+	pdev->link = 1;
 
 	/* XXX ugly workaround: we can't force the switch
 	 * to gracefully handle hosts moving from one port to another,
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/rtl8306.c b/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/rtl8306.c
index eba0babe28..259ff5006f 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/rtl8306.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/files/drivers/net/phy/rtl8306.c
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ rtl8306_read_status(struct phy_device *pdev)
 {
 	pdev->speed = SPEED_100;
 	pdev->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
-	pdev->state = PHY_UP;
+	pdev->link = 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }