diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 161c25e188653f516fe03e6df34661412c4b2e8a..46fe9a7dc99619a82ad85cdba6e83826c120484e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ struct r8152 {
 	struct list_head rx_done, tx_free;
 	struct sk_buff_head tx_queue, rx_queue;
 	spinlock_t rx_lock, tx_lock;
-	struct delayed_work schedule;
+	struct delayed_work schedule, hw_phy_work;
 	struct mii_if_info mii;
 	struct mutex control;	/* use for hw setting */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ struct r8152 {
 		int (*eee_get)(struct r8152 *, struct ethtool_eee *);
 		int (*eee_set)(struct r8152 *, struct ethtool_eee *);
 		bool (*in_nway)(struct r8152 *);
+		void (*hw_phy_cfg)(struct r8152 *);
 	} rtl_ops;
 
 	int intr_interval;
@@ -2499,8 +2500,6 @@ static void r8152b_exit_oob(struct r8152 *tp)
 
 	rxdy_gated_en(tp, true);
 	r8153_teredo_off(tp);
-	r8152b_hw_phy_cfg(tp);
-
 	ocp_write_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_CRWECR, CRWECR_NORAML);
 	ocp_write_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_CR, 0x00);
 
@@ -2678,8 +2677,6 @@ static void r8153_first_init(struct r8152 *tp)
 	ocp_data &= ~RCR_ACPT_ALL;
 	ocp_write_dword(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_RCR, ocp_data);
 
-	r8153_hw_phy_cfg(tp);
-
 	rtl8152_nic_reset(tp);
 
 	ocp_data = ocp_read_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_OOB_CTRL);
@@ -3040,6 +3037,25 @@ static void rtl_work_func_t(struct work_struct *work)
 	usb_autopm_put_interface(tp->intf);
 }
 
+static void rtl_hw_phy_work_func_t(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct r8152 *tp = container_of(work, struct r8152, hw_phy_work.work);
+
+	if (test_bit(RTL8152_UNPLUG, &tp->flags))
+		return;
+
+	if (usb_autopm_get_interface(tp->intf) < 0)
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&tp->control);
+
+	tp->rtl_ops.hw_phy_cfg(tp);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&tp->control);
+
+	usb_autopm_put_interface(tp->intf);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 static int rtl_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
 			void *data)
@@ -3518,6 +3534,7 @@ static int rtl8152_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	if (!test_bit(SELECTIVE_SUSPEND, &tp->flags)) {
 		tp->rtl_ops.init(tp);
+		queue_delayed_work(system_long_wq, &tp->hw_phy_work, 0);
 		netif_device_attach(tp->netdev);
 	}
 
@@ -4122,6 +4139,7 @@ static int rtl_ops_init(struct r8152 *tp)
 		ops->eee_get		= r8152_get_eee;
 		ops->eee_set		= r8152_set_eee;
 		ops->in_nway		= rtl8152_in_nway;
+		ops->hw_phy_cfg		= r8152b_hw_phy_cfg;
 		break;
 
 	case RTL_VER_03:
@@ -4137,6 +4155,7 @@ static int rtl_ops_init(struct r8152 *tp)
 		ops->eee_get		= r8153_get_eee;
 		ops->eee_set		= r8153_set_eee;
 		ops->in_nway		= rtl8153_in_nway;
+		ops->hw_phy_cfg		= r8153_hw_phy_cfg;
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -4183,6 +4202,7 @@ static int rtl8152_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	mutex_init(&tp->control);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&tp->schedule, rtl_work_func_t);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&tp->hw_phy_work, rtl_hw_phy_work_func_t);
 
 	netdev->netdev_ops = &rtl8152_netdev_ops;
 	netdev->watchdog_timeo = RTL8152_TX_TIMEOUT;
@@ -4225,6 +4245,7 @@ static int rtl8152_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	intf->needs_remote_wakeup = 1;
 
 	tp->rtl_ops.init(tp);
+	queue_delayed_work(system_long_wq, &tp->hw_phy_work, 0);
 	set_ethernet_addr(tp);
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, tp);
@@ -4270,6 +4291,7 @@ static void rtl8152_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 		netif_napi_del(&tp->napi);
 		unregister_netdev(tp->netdev);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&tp->hw_phy_work);
 		tp->rtl_ops.unload(tp);
 		free_netdev(tp->netdev);
 	}