diff --git a/common/miiphyutil.c b/common/miiphyutil.c
index e499b588368fd9dcf9f04a6619976923e9d30a53..0811e098b47978579ce5d25fe5f82f5f010a3823 100644
--- a/common/miiphyutil.c
+++ b/common/miiphyutil.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void mdio_free(struct mii_dev *bus)
 
 int mdio_register(struct mii_dev *bus)
 {
-	if (!bus || !bus->name || !bus->read || !bus->write)
+	if (!bus || !bus->read || !bus->write)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* check if we have unique name */