diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files-6.12/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/qcom-ipq4019-tew-829dru.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files-6.12/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/qcom-ipq4019-tew-829dru.dts
index 65c6ee3607..395e2ab95c 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files-6.12/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/qcom-ipq4019-tew-829dru.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files-6.12/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/qcom-ipq4019-tew-829dru.dts
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@
 			label = "cpu";
 			phy-mode = "rgmii";
 			status = "okay";
+			/delete-property/ phy-handle;    /* ethphy4 was deleted, kill the dangling ref */
 			fixed-link {
 				speed = <1000>;
 				full-duplex;