diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
index dab2cb0c1f1c..6be08113a96d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ CONFIG_GPIO_DWAPB=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_PL061=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_RCAR=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_XGENE=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_XGENE_SB=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_PCA953X=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_PCA953X_IRQ=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_MAX77620=y
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
index 429f18fc5503..f75d9556152f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
@@ -1381,9 +1381,13 @@ static void xgene_enet_gpiod_get(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdata->pdev->dev;
 
-	if (pdata->phy_mode != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_XGMII)
+	pdata->sfp_gpio_en = false;
+	if (pdata->phy_mode != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_XGMII ||
+	    (!device_property_present(dev, "sfp-gpios") &&
+	     !device_property_present(dev, "rxlos-gpios")))
 		return;
 
+	pdata->sfp_gpio_en = true;
 	pdata->sfp_rdy = gpiod_get(dev, "rxlos", GPIOD_IN);
 	if (IS_ERR(pdata->sfp_rdy))
 		pdata->sfp_rdy = gpiod_get(dev, "sfp", GPIOD_IN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
index 0cda58f5a840..011965b54d1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ struct xgene_enet_pdata {
 	u8 rx_delay;
 	bool mdio_driver;
 	struct gpio_desc *sfp_rdy;
+	bool sfp_gpio_en;
 };
 
 struct xgene_indirect_ctl {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c
index 6475f383ba83..d1758b072623 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c
@@ -415,16 +415,31 @@ static void xgene_enet_clear(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata,
 	xgene_enet_wr_ring_if(pdata, addr, data);
 }
 
+static int xgene_enet_gpio_lookup(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &pdata->pdev->dev;
+
+	pdata->sfp_rdy = gpiod_get(dev, "rxlos", GPIOD_IN);
+	if (IS_ERR(pdata->sfp_rdy))
+		pdata->sfp_rdy = gpiod_get(dev, "sfp", GPIOD_IN);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(pdata->sfp_rdy))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void xgene_enet_link_state(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
 					 struct xgene_enet_pdata, link_work);
-	struct gpio_desc *sfp_rdy = pdata->sfp_rdy;
 	struct net_device *ndev = pdata->ndev;
 	u32 link_status, poll_interval;
 
 	link_status = xgene_enet_link_status(pdata);
-	if (link_status && !IS_ERR(sfp_rdy) && !gpiod_get_value(sfp_rdy))
+	if (pdata->sfp_gpio_en && link_status &&
+	    (!IS_ERR(pdata->sfp_rdy) || !xgene_enet_gpio_lookup(pdata)) &&
+	    !gpiod_get_value(pdata->sfp_rdy))
 		link_status = 0;
 
 	if (link_status) {