diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index e7ff886e8047ac3d3a926e8c0384b3ec7568068b..2317b8cd25fdfd7933dfd99b275a6ac784f38e00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ enum features {
 	RTL_FEATURE_WOL		= (1 << 0),
 	RTL_FEATURE_MSI		= (1 << 1),
 	RTL_FEATURE_GMII	= (1 << 2),
+	RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED	= (1 << 3),
 };
 
 struct rtl8169_counters {
@@ -2394,8 +2395,10 @@ static void rtl_apply_firmware(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	struct rtl_fw *rtl_fw = tp->rtl_fw;
 
 	/* TODO: release firmware once rtl_phy_write_fw signals failures. */
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rtl_fw))
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rtl_fw)) {
 		rtl_phy_write_fw(tp, rtl_fw);
+		tp->features |= RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED;
+	}
 }
 
 static void rtl_apply_firmware_cond(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u8 reg, u16 val)
@@ -2406,6 +2409,31 @@ static void rtl_apply_firmware_cond(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u8 reg, u16 val)
 		rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 }
 
+static void r810x_aldps_disable(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
+{
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
+	msleep(100);
+}
+
+static void r810x_aldps_enable(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
+{
+	if (!(tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED))
+		return;
+
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x8310);
+}
+
+static void r8168_aldps_enable_1(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
+{
+	if (!(tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED))
+		return;
+
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x15, 0x1000, 0x0000);
+}
+
 static void rtl8169s_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
 	static const struct phy_reg phy_reg_init[] = {
@@ -3178,6 +3206,8 @@ static void rtl8168e_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x19, 0x0000, 0x0001);
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x10, 0x0000, 0x0400);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+
+	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8168f_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3250,6 +3280,8 @@ static void rtl8168f_1_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x05, 0x8b85);
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x06, 0x4000, 0x0000);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+
+	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8168f_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3257,6 +3289,8 @@ static void rtl8168f_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
 	rtl8168f_hw_phy_config(tp);
+
+	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8411_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3354,6 +3388,8 @@ static void rtl8411_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x19, 0x0000, 0x0001);
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x10, 0x0000, 0x0400);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+
+	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8168g_1_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3439,21 +3475,19 @@ static void rtl8105e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	};
 
 	/* Disable ALDPS before ram code */
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
-	msleep(100);
+	r810x_aldps_disable(tp);
 
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
 	rtl_writephy_batch(tp, phy_reg_init, ARRAY_SIZE(phy_reg_init));
+
+	r810x_aldps_enable(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8402_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
 	/* Disable ALDPS before setting firmware */
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
-	msleep(20);
+	r810x_aldps_disable(tp);
 
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
@@ -3463,6 +3497,8 @@ static void rtl8402_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x10, 0x401f);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x19, 0x7030);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+
+	r810x_aldps_enable(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8106e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3475,9 +3511,7 @@ static void rtl8106e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	};
 
 	/* Disable ALDPS before ram code */
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
-	msleep(100);
+	r810x_aldps_disable(tp);
 
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
@@ -3485,6 +3519,8 @@ static void rtl8106e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_writephy_batch(tp, phy_reg_init, ARRAY_SIZE(phy_reg_init));
 
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1d0, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000, ERIAR_EXGMAC);
+
+	r810x_aldps_enable(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl_hw_phy_config(struct net_device *dev)