diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
index fb8673d6380689fa7a79ebba5d5d493777d1bdc2..db0731e05401e4f9290478297a5b9b709419110e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
@@ -2393,6 +2393,9 @@ s32 ixgbe_set_copper_phy_power(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, bool on)
 	if (hw->mac.ops.get_media_type(hw) != ixgbe_media_type_copper)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!on && ixgbe_mng_present(hw))
+		return 0;
+
 	status = hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, IXGBE_MDIO_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_1_CONTROL,
 				      IXGBE_MDIO_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_1_DEV_TYPE,
 				      &reg);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
index b9e9b0c173988c544841f4b6a04f0104098f0ad0..bf8225ceab8e4ff74ef102bf10379bc088807b2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ s32 ixgbe_get_invariants_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	struct ixgbe_phy_info *phy = &hw->phy;
 
 	/* set_phy_power was set by default to NULL */
-	if (!ixgbe_mng_present(hw))
-		phy->ops.set_phy_power = ixgbe_set_copper_phy_power;
+	phy->ops.set_phy_power = ixgbe_set_copper_phy_power;
 
 	mac->mcft_size = IXGBE_X540_MC_TBL_SIZE;
 	mac->vft_size = IXGBE_X540_VFT_TBL_SIZE;