diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
index ff5eec5af817..2733112b3527 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ static void devm_phy_consume(struct device *dev, void *res)
 
 static int devm_phy_match(struct device *dev, void *res, void *match_data)
 {
-	return res == match_data;
+	struct phy **phy = res;
+
+	return *phy == match_data;
 }
 
 static struct phy *phy_lookup(struct device *device, const char *port)