diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.c b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
index c5d2cb834c09..e4a9bdd8d77c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
@@ -1909,26 +1909,26 @@ static void spider_net_link_phy(unsigned long data)
 
 		pr_info("%s: link is down trying to bring it up\n", card->netdev->name);
 
-		switch (phy->medium) {
-		case GMII_COPPER:
+		switch (card->medium) {
+		case BCM54XX_COPPER:
 			/* enable fiber with autonegotiation first */
 			if (phy->def->ops->enable_fiber)
 				phy->def->ops->enable_fiber(phy, 1);
-			phy->medium = GMII_FIBER;
+			card->medium = BCM54XX_FIBER;
 			break;
 
-		case GMII_FIBER:
+		case BCM54XX_FIBER:
 			/* fiber didn't come up, try to disable fiber autoneg */
 			if (phy->def->ops->enable_fiber)
 				phy->def->ops->enable_fiber(phy, 0);
-			phy->medium = GMII_UNKNOWN;
+			card->medium = BCM54XX_UNKNOWN;
 			break;
 
-		case GMII_UNKNOWN:
+		case BCM54XX_UNKNOWN:
 			/* copper, fiber with and without failed,
 			 * retry from beginning */
 			spider_net_setup_aneg(card);
-			phy->medium = GMII_COPPER;
+			card->medium = BCM54XX_COPPER;
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.h b/drivers/net/spider_net.h
index e072a7cb66f5..f7d1310ff473 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.h
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ struct spider_net_card {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
 	struct mii_phy phy;
 
+	int medium;
+
 	void __iomem *regs;
 
 	struct spider_net_descr_chain tx_chain;