diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 1ee25877c4d163a15fb2d8c5e9f1c7f0d25389d2..5f931912519ad937c27eba30990c5bd88816fd7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -1060,8 +1060,8 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (phydev->link) {
 			phydev->link = 0;
 			phy_link_down(phydev, true);
-			do_suspend = true;
 		}
+		do_suspend = true;
 		break;
 	case PHY_RESUMING:
 		if (AUTONEG_ENABLE == phydev->autoneg) {