diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
index 1c4474036d46a9dc406668d852866e3dc2124937..fa2baca8c7262704b4ea461ef5e77f0d37679fd0 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet-controller.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ properties:
 
   phy-connection-type:
     description:
-      Operation mode of the PHY interface
+      Specifies interface type between the Ethernet device and a physical
+      layer (PHY) device.
     enum:
       # There is not a standard bus between the MAC and the PHY,
       # something proprietary is being used to embed the PHY in the