diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/hsdk.dts b/arch/arc/boot/dts/hsdk.dts
index ab01b75bfa67..f6b6e3c9ca8a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/hsdk.dts
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/hsdk.dts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 			reg = <0x8000 0x2000>;
 			interrupts = <10>;
 			interrupt-names = "macirq";
-			phy-mode = "rgmii";
+			phy-mode = "rgmii-id";
 			snps,pbl = <32>;
 			snps,multicast-filter-bins = <256>;
 			clocks = <&gmacclk>;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
 				compatible = "snps,dwmac-mdio";
-				phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
+				phy0: ethernet-phy@0 { /* Micrel KSZ9031 */
 					reg = <0>;
 					ti,rx-internal-delay = <DP83867_RGMIIDCTL_2_00_NS>;
 					ti,tx-internal-delay = <DP83867_RGMIIDCTL_2_00_NS>;