diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns_mdio.c
index 501eb20..de23a0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns_mdio.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 		}
 
 		hns_mdio_cmd_write(mdio_dev, is_c45,
-				   MDIO_C45_WRITE_ADDR, phy_id, devad);
+				   MDIO_C45_READ, phy_id, devad);
 	}
 
 	/* Step 5: waitting for MDIO_COMMAND_REG 's mdio_start==0,*/