diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index cc70de2..23e4e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -161,13 +161,6 @@
 	bool autoneg = false;
 	bool link_up;
 
-	/* SFP type is needed for get_link_capabilities */
-	if (hw->phy.media_type & (ixgbe_media_type_fiber |
-				  ixgbe_media_type_fiber_qsfp)) {
-		if (hw->phy.sfp_type == ixgbe_sfp_type_not_present)
-				hw->phy.ops.identify_sfp(hw);
-	}
-
 	hw->mac.ops.get_link_capabilities(hw, &supported_link, &autoneg);
 
 	/* set the supported link speeds */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index ea11e2c..e22278a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -4656,6 +4656,8 @@
 	case ixgbe_phy_qsfp_active_unknown:
 	case ixgbe_phy_qsfp_intel:
 	case ixgbe_phy_qsfp_unknown:
+	/* ixgbe_phy_none is set when no SFP module is present */
+	case ixgbe_phy_none:
 		return true;
 	case ixgbe_phy_nl:
 		if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB)