diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index da3a2a5584a5..54779caf18f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -5678,6 +5678,8 @@ static void r8153_aldps_en(struct r8152 *tp, bool enable)
 		data &= ~EN_ALDPS;
 		ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_POWER_CFG, data);
 		for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+			if (test_bit(RTL8152_INACCESSIBLE, &tp->flags))
+				return;
 			usleep_range(1000, 2000);
 			if (ocp_read_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, 0xe000) & 0x0100)
 				break;