diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index a1f37d58e2fe2f6e1b2e81680f6bfa1dbf948c01..1d8631303b53ae70534f6ef83755991212f1b880 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ struct rtl8169_tc_offsets {
 };
 
 enum rtl_flag {
-	RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED,
+	RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED = 0,
 	RTL_FLAG_TASK_SLOW_PENDING,
 	RTL_FLAG_TASK_RESET_PENDING,
 	RTL_FLAG_MAX
@@ -6655,7 +6655,8 @@ static int rtl8169_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	rtl8169_update_counters(tp);
 
 	rtl_lock_work(tp);
-	clear_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED, tp->wk.flags);
+	/* Clear all task flags */
+	bitmap_zero(tp->wk.flags, RTL_FLAG_MAX);
 
 	rtl8169_down(dev);
 	rtl_unlock_work(tp);
@@ -6838,7 +6839,9 @@ static void rtl8169_net_suspend(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	rtl_lock_work(tp);
 	napi_disable(&tp->napi);
-	clear_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED, tp->wk.flags);
+	/* Clear all task flags */
+	bitmap_zero(tp->wk.flags, RTL_FLAG_MAX);
+
 	rtl_unlock_work(tp);
 
 	rtl_pll_power_down(tp);