diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
index 6338ad8..bed45a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
@@ -1891,10 +1891,6 @@
 	return false;
 }
 
-static struct efx_mac_operations efx_dummy_mac_operations = {
-	.reconfigure	= efx_port_dummy_op_void,
-};
-
 static struct efx_phy_operations efx_dummy_phy_operations = {
 	.init		 = efx_port_dummy_op_int,
 	.reconfigure	 = efx_port_dummy_op_void,
@@ -1936,7 +1932,7 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&efx->netif_stop_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&efx->stats_lock);
 	mutex_init(&efx->mac_lock);
-	efx->mac_op = &efx_dummy_mac_operations;
+	efx->mac_op = type->default_mac_ops;
 	efx->phy_op = &efx_dummy_phy_operations;
 	efx->mdio.dev = net_dev;
 	INIT_WORK(&efx->mac_work, efx_mac_work);