diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wa901nd-v2.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wa901nd-v2.dts
index 804b71170ee..3e6dd2daea6 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wa901nd-v2.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wa901nd-v2.dts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 &mdio0 {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	phy0: ethernet-phy@c {
+	phy12: ethernet-phy@c {
 		reg = <0xc>;
 		phy-mode = "mii";
 	};
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 	phy-mode = "mii";
 	mtd-mac-address = <&uboot 0x1fc00>;
 
-	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
+	phy-handle = <&phy12>;
 };
 
 &wmac {
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_nanostation-m-xw.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_nanostation-m-xw.dts
index 6ac79b0c1ea..eac2a4268a9 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_nanostation-m-xw.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_nanostation-m-xw.dts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	phy4-mii-enable;
 	phy-mask = <0x23>;
 
-	phy4: ethernet-phy@0 {
+	phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
 		reg = <0>;
 		phy-mode = "mii";
 	};
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	status = "okay";
 
 	phy-mode = "mii";
-	phy-handle = <&phy4>;
+	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
 
 	gmac-config {
 		device = <&gmac>;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_tplink_re350k-v1.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_tplink_re350k-v1.dts
index a797750e7e3..f802de271ea 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_tplink_re350k-v1.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_tplink_re350k-v1.dts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 		gpios = <&gpio 23 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>,
 			<&gpio 18 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 
-		phy0: ethernet-phy@4 {
+		phy4: ethernet-phy@4 {
 			reg = <4>;
 
 			phy-mode = "rgmii-rxid";
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@
 &eth0 {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	mtd-mac-address = <&config 0x10008>;
+	phy-handle = <&phy4>;
 	pll-data = <0x9e000000 0x80000101 0x80001313>;
-	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
+
+	mtd-mac-address = <&config 0x10008>;
 
 	gmac-config {
 		device = <&gmac>;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_tplink_rex5x.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_tplink_rex5x.dtsi
index 17e172d5471..8827990eb57 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_tplink_rex5x.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_tplink_rex5x.dtsi
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
 
-		phy0: ethernet-phy@4 {
+		phy4: ethernet-phy@4 {
 			reg = <4>;
 			reset-gpios = <&gpio 11 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
 		};
@@ -167,13 +167,16 @@
 
 &eth0 {
 	status = "okay";
-	mtd-mac-address = <&info 0x8>;
+
+	phy-handle = <&phy4>;
 	pll-data = <0xa6000000 0x00000101 0x00001616>;
-	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
+
+	mtd-mac-address = <&info 0x8>;
 };
 
 &wmac {
 	status = "okay";
+
 	mtd-cal-data = <&art 0x1000>;
 	mtd-mac-address = <&info 0x8>;
 	mtd-mac-address-increment = <(-1)>;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_zyxel_nbg6716.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_zyxel_nbg6716.dts
index 5a896d52bcc..4ad65c31e88 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_zyxel_nbg6716.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_zyxel_nbg6716.dts
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@
 &mdio0 {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
-		reg = <17>;
+	phy17: ethernet-phy@11 {
+		reg = <0x11>;
 		phy-mode = "rgmii-id";
 	};
 
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@
 	status = "okay";
 
 	pll-data = <0xa6000000 0x00000101 0x00001616>;
-	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
+	phy-handle = <&phy17>;
+
 	fixed-link {
 		speed = <1000>;
 		full-duplex;
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@
 
 	pll-data = <0x03000101 0x00000101 0x00001616>;
 	phy-handle = <&phy1>;
+
 	fixed-link {
 		speed = <1000>;
 		full-duplex;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9563_tplink_re450-v2.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9563_tplink_re450-v2.dts
index 464be734498..28fefe224d4 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9563_tplink_re450-v2.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9563_tplink_re450-v2.dts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
 
-		phy0: ethernet-phy@4 {
+		phy4: ethernet-phy@4 {
 			reg = <4>;
 			device_type = "ethernet-phy";
 			reset-gpios = <&gpio 11 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 
 &spi {
 	status = "okay";
+
 	num-cs = <1>;
 
 	flash@0 {
@@ -178,12 +179,15 @@
 
 &eth0 {
 	status = "okay";
+
+	phy-handle = <&phy4>;
+
 	mtd-mac-address = <&info 0x8>;
-	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
 };
 
 &wmac {
 	status = "okay";
+
 	mtd-cal-data = <&art 0x1000>;
 	mtd-mac-address = <&info 0x8>;
 };