diff --git a/sys/dev/mii/bmtphy.c b/sys/dev/mii/bmtphy.c
index aa595c12b17..faf39b81470 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mii/bmtphy.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mii/bmtphy.c
@@ -182,11 +182,7 @@ bmtphy_attach(device_t dev)
 	sc->mii_capabilities =
 	    PHY_READ(sc, MII_BMSR) & ma->mii_capmask;
 	device_printf(dev, " ");
-	if ((sc->mii_capabilities & BMSR_MEDIAMASK) == 0)
-		printf("no media present");
-	else
-		mii_phy_add_media(sc);
-
+	mii_phy_add_media(sc);
 	printf("\n");
 
 	MIIBUS_MEDIAINIT(sc->mii_dev);
diff --git a/sys/dev/mii/gentbi.c b/sys/dev/mii/gentbi.c
index 06ce4589a92..9660419ced9 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mii/gentbi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mii/gentbi.c
@@ -198,11 +198,7 @@ gentbi_attach(device_t dev)
 		sc->mii_extcapabilities = PHY_READ(sc, MII_EXTSR);
 
 	device_printf(dev, " ");
-	if ((sc->mii_capabilities & BMSR_MEDIAMASK) == 0 &&
-	    (sc->mii_extcapabilities & EXTSR_MEDIAMASK) == 0)
-		printf("no media present");
-	else
-		mii_phy_add_media(sc);
+	mii_phy_add_media(sc);
 	printf("\n");
 
 	return (0);
diff --git a/sys/dev/mii/mii_physubr.c b/sys/dev/mii/mii_physubr.c
index 733e9fbc833..dd81f4a04d0 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mii/mii_physubr.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mii/mii_physubr.c
@@ -417,6 +417,12 @@ mii_phy_add_media(struct mii_softc *sc)
 	struct mii_data *mii = sc->mii_pdata;
 	const char *sep = "";
 
+	if ((sc->mii_capabilities & BMSR_MEDIAMASK) == 0 &&
+	    (sc->mii_extcapabilities & EXTSR_MEDIAMASK) == 0) {
+		printf("no media present");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* Set aneg timer for 10/100 media. Gigabit media handled below. */
 	sc->mii_anegticks = MII_ANEGTICKS;