diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_phy_dp83848.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_phy_dp83848.c
index fbb41391a9..f4994b60c4 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_phy_dp83848.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_phy_dp83848.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static const char *TAG = "dp83848";
 typedef union {
     struct {
         uint32_t link_status : 1;               /* Link Status */
-        uint32_t speed_status : 1;              /* Link Status */
+        uint32_t speed_status : 1;              /* Speed Status */
         uint32_t duplex_status : 1;             /* Duplex Status */
         uint32_t loopback_status : 1;           /* MII Loopback */
         uint32_t auto_nego_complete : 1;        /* Auto-Negotiation Complete */
@@ -98,17 +98,14 @@ static esp_err_t dp83848_update_link_duplex_speed(phy_dp83848_t *dp83848)
     esp_eth_mediator_t *eth = dp83848->eth;
     eth_speed_t speed = ETH_SPEED_10M;
     eth_duplex_t duplex = ETH_DUPLEX_HALF;
-    bmsr_reg_t bmsr;
     physts_reg_t physts;
-    PHY_CHECK(eth->phy_reg_read(eth, dp83848->addr, ETH_PHY_BMSR_REG_ADDR, &(bmsr.val)) == ESP_OK,
-              "read BMSR failed", err);
-    eth_link_t link = bmsr.link_status ? ETH_LINK_UP : ETH_LINK_DOWN;
+    PHY_CHECK(eth->phy_reg_read(eth, dp83848->addr, ETH_PHY_STS_REG_ADDR, &(physts.val)) == ESP_OK,
+              "read PHYSTS failed", err);
+    eth_link_t link = physts.link_status ? ETH_LINK_UP : ETH_LINK_DOWN;
     /* check if link status changed */
     if (dp83848->link_status != link) {
         /* when link up, read negotiation result */
         if (link == ETH_LINK_UP) {
-            PHY_CHECK(eth->phy_reg_read(eth, dp83848->addr, ETH_PHY_STS_REG_ADDR, &(physts.val)) == ESP_OK,
-                      "read PHYSTS failed", err);
             if (physts.speed_status) {
                 speed = ETH_SPEED_10M;
             } else {
diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_phy_ip101.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_phy_ip101.c
index 8bb852b25b..f89cdb4053 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_phy_ip101.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_phy_ip101.c
@@ -128,19 +128,14 @@ static esp_err_t ip101_update_link_duplex_speed(phy_ip101_t *ip101)
     eth_speed_t speed = ETH_SPEED_10M;
     eth_duplex_t duplex = ETH_DUPLEX_HALF;
     cssr_reg_t cssr;
-    bmsr_reg_t bmsr;
     PHY_CHECK(ip101_page_select(ip101, 16) == ESP_OK, "select page 16 failed", err);
-    PHY_CHECK(eth->phy_reg_read(eth, ip101->addr, ETH_PHY_BMSR_REG_ADDR, &(bmsr.val)) == ESP_OK,
-              "read BMSR failed", err);
-    PHY_CHECK(eth->phy_reg_read(eth, ip101->addr, ETH_PHY_BMSR_REG_ADDR, &(bmsr.val)) == ESP_OK,
-              "read BMSR failed", err);
-    eth_link_t link = bmsr.link_status ? ETH_LINK_UP : ETH_LINK_DOWN;
+    PHY_CHECK(eth->phy_reg_read(eth, ip101->addr, ETH_PHY_CSSR_REG_ADDR, &(cssr.val)) == ESP_OK,
+              "read CSSR failed", err);
+    eth_link_t link = cssr.link_up ? ETH_LINK_UP : ETH_LINK_DOWN;
     /* check if link status changed */
     if (ip101->link_status != link) {
         /* when link up, read negotiation result */
         if (link == ETH_LINK_UP) {
-            PHY_CHECK(eth->phy_reg_read(eth, ip101->addr, ETH_PHY_CSSR_REG_ADDR, &(cssr.val)) == ESP_OK,
-                      "read CSSR failed", err);
             switch (cssr.op_mode) {
             case 1: //10M Half
                 speed = ETH_SPEED_10M;