diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-h3-nanopi-neo.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-h3-nanopi-neo.dts
index 78f6c24952dd..5c5ba806e2f1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-h3-nanopi-neo.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-h3-nanopi-neo.dts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 &emac {
 	phy-handle = <&int_mii_phy>;
-	phy-mode = "mii";
+	phy-mode = "internal";
 	allwinner,leds-active-low;
 	status = "okay";
 };