diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts
index c798491..93b7606 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts
@@ -306,14 +306,12 @@
 				interrupts = <11 8>;
 				reg = <3>;
 				device_type = "ethernet-phy";
-				interface = <3>; //ENET_100_MII
 			};
 			phy4: ethernet-phy@04 {
 				interrupt-parent = < &ipic >;
 				interrupts = <12 8>;
 				reg = <4>;
 				device_type = "ethernet-phy";
-				interface = <3>;
 			};
 		};
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_rdb.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_rdb.dts
index b55bced..be4c357 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_rdb.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_rdb.dts
@@ -265,14 +265,12 @@
 				interrupts = <0>;
 				reg = <0>;
 				device_type = "ethernet-phy";
-				interface = <3>; //ENET_100_MII
 			};
 			phy04:ethernet-phy@04 {
 				interrupt-parent = <&pic>;
 				interrupts = <0>;
 				reg = <4>;
 				device_type = "ethernet-phy";
-				interface = <3>;
 			};
 		};
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts
index 7f578eb..38c8594 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@
 			rx-clock = <0>;
 			tx-clock = <19>;
 			phy-handle = < &phy0 >;
+			phy-connection-type = "rgmii-id";
 			pio-handle = < &pio1 >;
 		};
 
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@
 			rx-clock = <0>;
 			tx-clock = <14>;
 			phy-handle = < &phy1 >;
+			phy-connection-type = "rgmii-id";
 			pio-handle = < &pio2 >;
 		};
 
@@ -335,14 +337,12 @@
 				interrupts = <11 8>;
 				reg = <0>;
 				device_type = "ethernet-phy";
-				interface = <6>; //ENET_1000_GMII
 			};
 			phy1: ethernet-phy@01 {
 				interrupt-parent = < &ipic >;
 				interrupts = <12 8>;
 				reg = <1>;
 				device_type = "ethernet-phy";
-				interface = <6>;
 			};
 		};
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts
index 7361b36..948a3b6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
 			rx-clock = <0>;
 			tx-clock = <19>;
 			phy-handle = <&qe_phy0>;
+			phy-connection-type = "gmii";
 			pio-handle = <&pio1>;
 		};
 
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@
 			rx-clock = <0>;
 			tx-clock = <14>;
 			phy-handle = <&qe_phy1>;
+			phy-connection-type = "gmii";
 			pio-handle = <&pio2>;
 		};
 
@@ -320,28 +322,24 @@
 				interrupts = <31 1>;
 				reg = <0>;
 				device_type = "ethernet-phy";
-				interface = <6>; //ENET_1000_GMII
 			};
 			qe_phy1: ethernet-phy@01 {
 				interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 				interrupts = <32 1>;
 				reg = <1>;
 				device_type = "ethernet-phy";
-				interface = <6>;
 			};
 			qe_phy2: ethernet-phy@02 {
 				interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 				interrupts = <31 1>;
 				reg = <2>;
 				device_type = "ethernet-phy";
-				interface = <6>; //ENET_1000_GMII
 			};
 			qe_phy3: ethernet-phy@03 {
 				interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 				interrupts = <32 1>;
 				reg = <3>;
 				device_type = "ethernet-phy";
-				interface = <6>; //ENET_1000_GMII
 			};
 		};