diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c
index e4f446db0ca18..0f7f44358d7b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void ksz9477_w_phy(struct ksz_device *dev, u16 addr, u16 reg, u16 val)
 		return;
 
 	/* No gigabit support.  Do not write to this register. */
-	if (!(dev->features & GBIT_SUPPORT) && reg == MII_CTRL1000)
+	if (!dev->info->gbit_capable[addr] && reg == MII_CTRL1000)
 		return;
 
 	ksz_pwrite16(dev, addr, 0x100 + (reg << 1), val);
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ static void ksz9477_phy_errata_setup(struct ksz_device *dev, int port)
 	/* Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) feature select must
 	 * be manually disabled (except on KSZ8565 which is 100Mbit)
 	 */
-	if (dev->features & GBIT_SUPPORT)
+	if (dev->info->gbit_capable[port])
 		ksz9477_port_mmd_write(dev, port, 0x07, 0x3c, 0x0000);
 
 	/* Register settings are required to meet data sheet
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ void ksz9477_get_caps(struct ksz_device *dev, int port,
 	config->mac_capabilities = MAC_10 | MAC_100 | MAC_ASYM_PAUSE |
 				   MAC_SYM_PAUSE;
 
-	if (dev->features & GBIT_SUPPORT)
+	if (dev->info->gbit_capable[port])
 		config->mac_capabilities |= MAC_1000FD;
 }
 
@@ -1158,27 +1158,13 @@ int ksz9477_switch_init(struct ksz_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = ksz_read8(dev, REG_GLOBAL_OPTIONS, &data8);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* Number of ports can be reduced depending on chip. */
 	dev->phy_port_cnt = 5;
 
-	/* Default capability is gigabit capable. */
-	dev->features = GBIT_SUPPORT;
-
 	if (dev->chip_id == KSZ9893_CHIP_ID) {
 		dev->features |= IS_9893;
 
-		/* Chip does not support gigabit. */
-		if (data8 & SW_QW_ABLE)
-			dev->features &= ~GBIT_SUPPORT;
 		dev->phy_port_cnt = 2;
-	} else {
-		/* Chip does not support gigabit. */
-		if (!(data8 & SW_GIGABIT_ABLE))
-			dev->features &= ~GBIT_SUPPORT;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c
index 5cadc831c75d5..7b6d7efc0a002 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ const struct ksz_chip_data ksz_switch_chips[] = {
 		.supports_rmii = {false, false, true},
 		.supports_rgmii = {false, false, true},
 		.internal_phy = {true, true, false},
+		.gbit_capable = {false, false, true},
 	},
 
 	[KSZ8795] = {
@@ -568,6 +569,7 @@ const struct ksz_chip_data ksz_switch_chips[] = {
 				   false, true, false},
 		.internal_phy	= {true, true, true, true,
 				   true, false, false},
+		.gbit_capable	= {true, true, true, true, true, true, true},
 	},
 
 	[KSZ9897] = {
@@ -596,6 +598,7 @@ const struct ksz_chip_data ksz_switch_chips[] = {
 				   false, true, true},
 		.internal_phy	= {true, true, true, true,
 				   true, false, false},
+		.gbit_capable	= {true, true, true, true, true, true, true},
 	},
 
 	[KSZ9893] = {
@@ -619,6 +622,7 @@ const struct ksz_chip_data ksz_switch_chips[] = {
 		.supports_rmii = {false, false, true},
 		.supports_rgmii = {false, false, true},
 		.internal_phy = {true, true, false},
+		.gbit_capable = {true, true, true},
 	},
 
 	[KSZ9567] = {
@@ -647,6 +651,7 @@ const struct ksz_chip_data ksz_switch_chips[] = {
 				   false, true, true},
 		.internal_phy	= {true, true, true, true,
 				   true, false, false},
+		.gbit_capable	= {true, true, true, true, true, true, true},
 	},
 
 	[LAN9370] = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.h b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.h
index eedcbcddd000c..e3e120d659410 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct ksz_chip_data {
 	bool supports_rmii[KSZ_MAX_NUM_PORTS];
 	bool supports_rgmii[KSZ_MAX_NUM_PORTS];
 	bool internal_phy[KSZ_MAX_NUM_PORTS];
+	bool gbit_capable[KSZ_MAX_NUM_PORTS];
 };
 
 struct ksz_port {
@@ -504,7 +505,6 @@ static inline int is_lan937x(struct ksz_device *dev)
 #define SW_START			0x01
 
 /* Used with variable features to indicate capabilities. */
-#define GBIT_SUPPORT			BIT(0)
 #define IS_9893				BIT(2)
 
 /* xMII configuration */
