diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index c7086953974e..b43db3c49d82 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -5091,8 +5091,7 @@ static int r8169_mdio_register(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 	tp->phydev->mac_managed_pm = true;
 	if (rtl_supports_eee(tp))
-		linkmode_copy(tp->phydev->advertising_eee,
-			      tp->phydev->supported_eee);
+		phy_advertise_eee_all(tp->phydev);
 	phy_support_asym_pause(tp->phydev);
 
 	/* PHY will be woken up in rtl_open() */
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 2eed8f03621d..839e42f9e16a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -2777,6 +2777,22 @@ void phy_advertise_supported(struct phy_device *phydev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_advertise_supported);
 
+/**
+ * phy_advertise_eee_all - Advertise all supported EEE modes
+ * @phydev: target phy_device struct
+ *
+ * Description: Per default phylib preserves the EEE advertising at the time of
+ * phy probing, which might be a subset of the supported EEE modes. Use this
+ * function when all supported EEE modes should be advertised. This does not
+ * trigger auto-negotiation, so must be called before phy_start()/
+ * phylink_start() which will start auto-negotiation.
+ */
+void phy_advertise_eee_all(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	linkmode_copy(phydev->advertising_eee, phydev->supported_eee);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_advertise_eee_all);
+
 /**
  * phy_support_sym_pause - Enable support of symmetrical pause
  * @phydev: target phy_device struct
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index ad93f8b1b128..fd8dbea9b4d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1960,6 +1960,7 @@ int phy_get_rate_matching(struct phy_device *phydev,
 void phy_set_max_speed(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 max_speed);
 void phy_remove_link_mode(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 link_mode);
 void phy_advertise_supported(struct phy_device *phydev);
+void phy_advertise_eee_all(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_support_sym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_support_asym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_set_sym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev, bool rx, bool tx,