diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 4eba646789c3..d31e944b9c24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -592,6 +592,21 @@ ksz9021_wr_mmd_phyreg(struct phy_device *phydev, int ptrad, int devnum,
 {
 }
 
+static int kszphy_resume(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int value;
+
+	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
+
+	value = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
+	phy_write(phydev, MII_BMCR, value & ~BMCR_PDOWN);
+
+	kszphy_config_intr(phydev);
+	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int kszphy_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	const struct kszphy_type *type = phydev->drv->driver_data;
@@ -783,7 +798,7 @@ static struct phy_driver ksphy_driver[] = {
 	.ack_interrupt	= kszphy_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= kszphy_config_intr,
 	.suspend	= genphy_suspend,
-	.resume		= genphy_resume,
+	.resume		= kszphy_resume,
 	.driver		= { .owner = THIS_MODULE,},
 }, {
 	.phy_id		= PHY_ID_KSZ8061,