diff --git a/commands/miitool.c b/commands/miitool.c
index b08be9c68..3f205e93e 100644
--- a/commands/miitool.c
+++ b/commands/miitool.c
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ static int show_basic_mii(struct mii_bus *mii, struct phy_device *phydev,
 	for (i = 0; i < 32; i++)
 		mii_val[i] = mii->read(mii, phydev->addr, i);
 
+	printf("%s: %s%d: ", phydev->cdev.name,
+		mii->parent->name, mii->parent->id);
+
 	if (mii_val[MII_BMCR] == 0xffff || mii_val[MII_BMSR] == 0x0000) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "  No MII transceiver present!.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	printf("%s: %s%d: ", phydev->cdev.name,
-		mii->parent->name, mii->parent->id);
-
 	/* Descriptive rename. */
 	bmcr = mii_val[MII_BMCR];
 	bmsr = mii_val[MII_BMSR];