diff --git a/Documentation/networking/phy.rst b/Documentation/networking/phy.rst
index b2f7ec794bc8b..23c70948a152a 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/phy.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/phy.rst
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ put into an unsupported state.
 Lastly, once the controller is ready to handle network traffic, you call
 phy_start(phydev).  This tells the PAL that you are ready, and configures the
 PHY to connect to the network. If the MAC interrupt of your network driver
-also handles PHY status changes, just set phydev->irq to PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT
+also handles PHY status changes, just set phydev->irq to PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT
 before you call phy_start and use phy_mac_interrupt() from the network
 driver. If you don't want to use interrupts, set phydev->irq to PHY_POLL.
 phy_start() enables the PHY interrupts (if applicable) and starts the
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
index 6fb6c35562854..f05608d8eb974 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ int bcmgenet_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * those versions of GENET.
 	 */
 	if (priv->internal_phy && !GENET_IS_V5(priv))
-		dev->phydev->irq = PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
+		dev->phydev->irq = PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 6d58427739d93..bcbce17f4adac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -5165,7 +5165,7 @@ static int r8169_mdio_register(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	new_bus->name = "r8169";
 	new_bus->priv = tp;
 	new_bus->parent = &pdev->dev;
-	new_bus->irq[0] = PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
+	new_bus->irq[0] = PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT;
 	snprintf(new_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "r8169-%x", pci_dev_id(pdev));
 
 	new_bus->read = r8169_mdio_read_reg;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_mdio.c
index b1e7f7ab281c9..fceb6d6372352 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_mdio.c
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ int sxgbe_mdio_register(struct net_device *ndev)
 			case PHY_POLL:
 				irq_str = "POLL";
 				break;
-			case PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT:
-				irq_str = "IGNORE";
+			case PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT:
+				irq_str = "MAC";
 				break;
 			default:
 				sprintf(irq_num, "%d", phy->irq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-moxart.c b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-moxart.c
index b72c6d185175e..f0cff584e1767 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-moxart.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-moxart.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int moxart_mdio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	snprintf(bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%s-%d-mii", pdev->name, pdev->id);
 	bus->parent = &pdev->dev;
 
-	/* Setting PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT here even if it has no effect,
+	/* Setting PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT here even if it has no effect,
 	 * of_mdiobus_register() sets these PHY_POLL.
 	 * Ideally, the interrupt from MAC controller could be used to
 	 * detect link state changes, not polling, i.e. if there was
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static int moxart_mdio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * interrupt handled in ethernet drivercode.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; i++)
-		bus->irq[i] = PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
+		bus->irq[i] = PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT;
 
 	data = bus->priv;
 	data->base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/icplus.c b/drivers/net/phy/icplus.c
index d6e8516cd146e..203cb24e35840 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/icplus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/icplus.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static int ip175c_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		genphy_read_status(phydev);
 	else
 		/* Don't need to read status for switch ports */
-		phydev->irq = PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
+		phydev->irq = PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 28ddaad721ed1..61ebb3d82f443 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	/* Only re-schedule a PHY state machine change if we are polling the
-	 * PHY, if PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT is set, then we will be moving
+	 * PHY, if PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT is set, then we will be moving
 	 * between states from phy_mac_interrupt().
 	 *
 	 * In state PHY_HALTED the PHY gets suspended, so rescheduling the
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 85f3cde5ffd09..f8e0c616f7989 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1146,8 +1146,8 @@ char *phy_attached_info_irq(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	case PHY_POLL:
 		irq_str = "POLL";
 		break;
-	case PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT:
-		irq_str = "IGNORE";
+	case PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT:
+		irq_str = "MAC";
 		break;
 	default:
 		snprintf(irq_num, sizeof(irq_num), "%d", phydev->irq);
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 08725a262f320..de0a43329d6be 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ extern const int phy_10gbit_features_array[1];
 
 /*
  * Set phydev->irq to PHY_POLL if interrupts are not supported,
- * or not desired for this PHY.  Set to PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT if
- * the attached driver handles the interrupt
+ * or not desired for this PHY.  Set to PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT if
+ * the attached MAC driver handles the interrupt
  */
 #define PHY_POLL		-1
-#define PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT	-2
+#define PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT	-2
 
 #define PHY_IS_INTERNAL		0x00000001
 #define PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN	0x00000002
@@ -1201,11 +1201,11 @@ static inline int phy_clear_bits_mmd(struct phy_device *phydev, int devad,
  * @phydev: the phy_device struct
  *
  * NOTE: must be kept in sync with addition/removal of PHY_POLL and
- * PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT
+ * PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT
  */
 static inline bool phy_interrupt_is_valid(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	return phydev->irq != PHY_POLL && phydev->irq != PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
+	return phydev->irq != PHY_POLL && phydev->irq != PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT;
 }
 
 /**
