diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index 4fc627fb4d1177304bdf4fed1728dfb1082e8b71..676006f32f91368b63a93af927d030ca856daaff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ static int axienet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	} else {
 		lp->phy_mode = of_get_phy_mode(pdev->dev.of_node);
-		if (lp->phy_mode < 0) {
+		if ((int)lp->phy_mode < 0) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto free_netdev;
 		}