diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 70f3f90c2ed69277970e48a1dd88d88003f1c21b..2787e8b1d668a24204db4da4007cc7e443eb95f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -502,6 +502,17 @@ static void phylink_run_resolve(struct phylink *pl)
 		queue_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &pl->resolve);
 }
 
+static void phylink_run_resolve_and_disable(struct phylink *pl, int bit)
+{
+	unsigned long state = pl->phylink_disable_state;
+
+	set_bit(bit, &pl->phylink_disable_state);
+	if (state == 0) {
+		queue_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &pl->resolve);
+		flush_work(&pl->resolve);
+	}
+}
+
 static void phylink_fixed_poll(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct phylink *pl = container_of(t, struct phylink, link_poll);
@@ -955,9 +966,7 @@ void phylink_stop(struct phylink *pl)
 	if (pl->link_an_mode == MLO_AN_FIXED && !IS_ERR(pl->link_gpio))
 		del_timer_sync(&pl->link_poll);
 
-	set_bit(PHYLINK_DISABLE_STOPPED, &pl->phylink_disable_state);
-	queue_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &pl->resolve);
-	flush_work(&pl->resolve);
+	phylink_run_resolve_and_disable(pl, PHYLINK_DISABLE_STOPPED);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylink_stop);
 
@@ -1664,9 +1673,7 @@ static void phylink_sfp_link_down(void *upstream)
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	set_bit(PHYLINK_DISABLE_LINK, &pl->phylink_disable_state);
-	queue_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &pl->resolve);
-	flush_work(&pl->resolve);
+	phylink_run_resolve_and_disable(pl, PHYLINK_DISABLE_LINK);
 }
 
 static void phylink_sfp_link_up(void *upstream)