diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mxl862xx/mxl862xx-host.h b/drivers/net/dsa/mxl862xx/mxl862xx-host.h
index 4e054c6e4c0e..2161f88e0712 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mxl862xx/mxl862xx-host.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mxl862xx/mxl862xx-host.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ int mxl862xx_api_wrap(struct mxl862xx_priv *priv, u16 cmd, void *data, u16 size,
 
 #define MXL862XX_API_WRITE(dev, cmd, data) \
 	mxl862xx_api_wrap(dev, cmd, &(data), sizeof((data)), false, false)
+#define MXL862XX_API_WRITE_QUIET(dev, cmd, data) \
+	mxl862xx_api_wrap(dev, cmd, &(data), sizeof((data)), false, true)
 #define MXL862XX_API_READ(dev, cmd, data) \
 	mxl862xx_api_wrap(dev, cmd, &(data), sizeof((data)), true, false)
 #define MXL862XX_API_READ_QUIET(dev, cmd, data) \
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mxl862xx/mxl862xx.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mxl862xx/mxl862xx.c
index 5b412270b9d4..1e82d1e0e8d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mxl862xx/mxl862xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mxl862xx/mxl862xx.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int mxl862xx_phy_read_mmd(struct mxl862xx_priv *priv, int addr,
 	};
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = MXL862XX_API_READ(priv, INT_GPHY_READ, param);
+	ret = MXL862XX_API_READ_QUIET(priv, INT_GPHY_READ, param);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static int mxl862xx_phy_write_mmd(struct mxl862xx_priv *priv, int addr,
 		.data = cpu_to_le16(data),
 	};
 
-	return MXL862XX_API_WRITE(priv, INT_GPHY_WRITE, param);
+	return MXL862XX_API_WRITE_QUIET(priv, INT_GPHY_WRITE, param);
 }
 
 static int mxl862xx_phy_read_mii_bus(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int regnum)