diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 76fd3a2fa742..93557ec619d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -275,8 +275,14 @@ static void stmmac_eee_ctrl_timer(unsigned long arg)
  */
 bool stmmac_eee_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
+	int interface = priv->plat->interface;
 	bool ret = false;
 
+	if ((interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII) &&
+	    (interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII) &&
+	    !phy_interface_mode_is_rgmii(interface))
+		goto out;
+
 	/* Using PCS we cannot dial with the phy registers at this stage
 	 * so we do not support extra feature like EEE.
 	 */