diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c b/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
index ca258f2a96130e21d7f8d5a1653092f6fd96522f..79dc55bb4091ef1299aa5901a326de1fe7803dd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/realtek.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Johnson Leung");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 struct rtl821x_priv {
+	u16 phycr1;
 	u16 phycr2;
 };
 
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ static int rtl821x_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	priv->phycr1 = phy_read_paged(phydev, 0xa43, RTL8211F_PHYCR1);
+	if (priv->phycr1 < 0)
+		return priv->phycr1;
+
+	priv->phycr1 &= (RTL8211F_ALDPS_PLL_OFF | RTL8211F_ALDPS_ENABLE | RTL8211F_ALDPS_XTAL_OFF);
+	if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "realtek,aldps-enable"))
+		priv->phycr1 |= RTL8211F_ALDPS_PLL_OFF | RTL8211F_ALDPS_ENABLE | RTL8211F_ALDPS_XTAL_OFF;
+
 	priv->phycr2 = phy_read_paged(phydev, 0xa43, RTL8211F_PHYCR2);
 	if (priv->phycr2 < 0)
 		return priv->phycr2;
@@ -324,11 +333,16 @@ static int rtl8211f_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	struct rtl821x_priv *priv = phydev->priv;
 	struct device *dev = &phydev->mdio.dev;
 	u16 val_txdly, val_rxdly;
-	u16 val;
 	int ret;
 
-	val = RTL8211F_ALDPS_ENABLE | RTL8211F_ALDPS_PLL_OFF | RTL8211F_ALDPS_XTAL_OFF;
-	phy_modify_paged_changed(phydev, 0xa43, RTL8211F_PHYCR1, val, val);
+	ret = phy_modify_paged_changed(phydev, 0xa43, RTL8211F_PHYCR1,
+				       RTL8211F_ALDPS_PLL_OFF | RTL8211F_ALDPS_ENABLE | RTL8211F_ALDPS_XTAL_OFF,
+				       priv->phycr1);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "aldps mode  configuration failed: %pe\n",
+			ERR_PTR(ret));
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	switch (phydev->interface) {
 	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII: