diff --git a/net/ethtool/eeprom.c b/net/ethtool/eeprom.c
index 7e6b37a54add35..1c94bb8ea03f23 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/eeprom.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/eeprom.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static int fallback_set_params(struct eeprom_req_info *request,
 	if (request->page)
 		offset = request->page * ETH_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGE_LEN + offset;
 
-	if (modinfo->type == ETH_MODULE_SFF_8079 &&
+	if (modinfo->type == ETH_MODULE_SFF_8472 &&
 	    request->i2c_address == 0x51)
 		offset += ETH_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGE_LEN * 2;