diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_mcux.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_mcux.c
index 56348b53451..3a0f94e63dc 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_mcux.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_mcux.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(LOG_MODULE_NAME);
 #define FREESCALE_OUI_B2 0x9f
 
 #define ETH_MCUX_FIXED_LINK_NODE \
-	DT_CHILD(DT_ALIAS(eth), fixed_link)
+	DT_CHILD(DT_NODELABEL(enet), fixed_link)
 #define ETH_MCUX_FIXED_LINK \
 	DT_NODE_EXISTS(ETH_MCUX_FIXED_LINK_NODE)
 #define ETH_MCUX_FIXED_LINK_SPEED \