diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nxp/lpc_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nxp/lpc_eth.c
index 8706c0dbd0c36a2c3b7af167eaa4c29cda3905a5..a44a03c45014903a6410ebe2d665f3651ee30db2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nxp/lpc_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nxp/lpc_eth.c
@@ -1220,6 +1220,9 @@ static int lpc_eth_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	__lpc_eth_clock_enable(pldat, true);
 
+	/* Suspended PHY makes LPC ethernet core block, so resume now */
+	phy_resume(pldat->phy_dev);
+
 	/* Reset and initialize */
 	__lpc_eth_reset(pldat);
 	__lpc_eth_init(pldat);