diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
index 817aca57d59..fc5627258d3 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
@@ -308,25 +308,33 @@ ar8xxx_phy_dbg_write(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy_addr,
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 }
 
+static inline void
+ar8xxx_phy_mmd_prep(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_addr, u16 addr, u16 reg)
+{
+	bus->write(bus, phy_addr, MII_ATH_MMD_ADDR, addr);
+	bus->write(bus, phy_addr, MII_ATH_MMD_DATA, reg);
+	bus->write(bus, phy_addr, MII_ATH_MMD_ADDR, addr | 0x4000);
+}
+
 void
-ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy_addr, u16 addr, u16 data)
+ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy_addr, u16 addr, u16 reg, u16 data)
 {
 	struct mii_bus *bus = priv->mii_bus;
 
 	mutex_lock(&bus->mdio_lock);
-	bus->write(bus, phy_addr, MII_ATH_MMD_ADDR, addr);
+	ar8xxx_phy_mmd_prep(bus, phy_addr, addr, reg);
 	bus->write(bus, phy_addr, MII_ATH_MMD_DATA, data);
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 }
 
 u16
-ar8xxx_phy_mmd_read(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy_addr, u16 addr)
+ar8xxx_phy_mmd_read(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy_addr, u16 addr, u16 reg)
 {
 	struct mii_bus *bus = priv->mii_bus;
 	u16 data;
 
 	mutex_lock(&bus->mdio_lock);
-	bus->write(bus, phy_addr, MII_ATH_MMD_ADDR, addr);
+	ar8xxx_phy_mmd_prep(bus, phy_addr, addr, reg);
 	data = bus->read(bus, phy_addr, MII_ATH_MMD_DATA);
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.h b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.h
index fb961ff04cf..0ccfef8abd7 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.h
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.h
@@ -478,9 +478,9 @@ void
 ar8xxx_phy_dbg_write(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy_addr,
 		     u16 dbg_addr, u16 dbg_data);
 void
-ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy_addr, u16 addr, u16 data);
+ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy_addr, u16 addr, u16 reg, u16 data);
 u16
-ar8xxx_phy_mmd_read(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy_addr, u16 addr);
+ar8xxx_phy_mmd_read(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy_addr, u16 addr, u16 reg);
 void
 ar8xxx_phy_init(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv);
 int
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8327.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8327.c
index 9c232382b5f..d8797820f20 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8327.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8327.c
@@ -139,13 +139,10 @@ ar8327_phy_fixup(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int phy)
 		break;
 
 	case 2:
-		ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(priv, phy, 0x7, 0x3c);
-		ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(priv, phy, 0x4007, 0x0);
+		ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(priv, phy, 0x7, 0x3c, 0x0);
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case 4:
-		ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(priv, phy, 0x3, 0x800d);
-		ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(priv, phy, 0x4003, 0x803f);
-
+		ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(priv, phy, 0x3, 0x800d, 0x803f);
 		ar8xxx_phy_dbg_write(priv, phy, 0x3d, 0x6860);
 		ar8xxx_phy_dbg_write(priv, phy, 0x5, 0x2c46);
 		ar8xxx_phy_dbg_write(priv, phy, 0x3c, 0x6000);
@@ -744,8 +741,7 @@ ar8327_read_port_eee_status(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int port)
 	phy = port - 1;
 
 	/* EEE Ability Auto-negotiation Result */
-	ar8xxx_phy_mmd_write(priv, phy, 0x7, 0x8000);
-	t = ar8xxx_phy_mmd_read(priv, phy, 0x4007);
+	t = ar8xxx_phy_mmd_read(priv, phy, 0x7, 0x8000);
 
 	return mmd_eee_adv_to_ethtool_adv_t(t);
 }