diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_ethtool.c
index 8a6ae171e375..d0f4ff4ee075 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_ethtool.c
@@ -1076,15 +1076,10 @@ static int lan743x_ethtool_get_eee(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	buf = lan743x_csr_read(adapter, MAC_CR);
 	if (buf & MAC_CR_EEE_EN_) {
-		eee->eee_enabled = true;
-		eee->tx_lpi_enabled = true;
 		/* EEE_TX_LPI_REQ_DLY & tx_lpi_timer are same uSec unit */
 		buf = lan743x_csr_read(adapter, MAC_EEE_TX_LPI_REQ_DLY_CNT);
 		eee->tx_lpi_timer = buf;
 	} else {
-		eee->eee_enabled = false;
-		eee->eee_active = false;
-		eee->tx_lpi_enabled = false;
 		eee->tx_lpi_timer = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1097,7 +1092,6 @@ static int lan743x_ethtool_set_eee(struct net_device *netdev,
 	struct lan743x_adapter *adapter;
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	u32 buf = 0;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!netdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1114,23 +1108,8 @@ static int lan743x_ethtool_set_eee(struct net_device *netdev,
 	}
 
 	if (eee->eee_enabled) {
-		ret = phy_init_eee(phydev, false);
-		if (ret) {
-			netif_err(adapter, drv, adapter->netdev,
-				  "EEE initialization failed\n");
-			return ret;
-		}
-
 		buf = (u32)eee->tx_lpi_timer;
 		lan743x_csr_write(adapter, MAC_EEE_TX_LPI_REQ_DLY_CNT, buf);
-
-		buf = lan743x_csr_read(adapter, MAC_CR);
-		buf |= MAC_CR_EEE_EN_;
-		lan743x_csr_write(adapter, MAC_CR, buf);
-	} else {
-		buf = lan743x_csr_read(adapter, MAC_CR);
-		buf &= ~MAC_CR_EEE_EN_;
-		lan743x_csr_write(adapter, MAC_CR, buf);
 	}
 
 	return phy_ethtool_set_eee(phydev, eee);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
index 75a988c0bd79..d37a49cd5c69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
@@ -1462,6 +1462,13 @@ static void lan743x_phy_link_status_change(struct net_device *netdev)
 		    phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX ||
 		    phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX)
 			lan743x_sgmii_config(adapter);
+
+		data = lan743x_csr_read(adapter, MAC_CR);
+		if (phydev->enable_tx_lpi)
+			data |=  MAC_CR_EEE_EN_;
+		else
+			data &= ~MAC_CR_EEE_EN_;
+		lan743x_csr_write(adapter, MAC_CR, data);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 80ee4fcdfb36..0030be502daa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -1692,15 +1692,10 @@ static int lan78xx_get_eee(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_keee *edata)
 
 	ret = lan78xx_read_reg(dev, MAC_CR, &buf);
 	if (buf & MAC_CR_EEE_EN_) {
-		edata->eee_enabled = true;
-		edata->tx_lpi_enabled = true;
 		/* EEE_TX_LPI_REQ_DLY & tx_lpi_timer are same uSec unit */
 		ret = lan78xx_read_reg(dev, EEE_TX_LPI_REQ_DLY, &buf);
 		edata->tx_lpi_timer = buf;
 	} else {
-		edata->eee_enabled = false;
-		edata->eee_active = false;
-		edata->tx_lpi_enabled = false;
 		edata->tx_lpi_timer = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1721,24 +1716,16 @@ static int lan78xx_set_eee(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_keee *edata)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (edata->eee_enabled) {
-		ret = lan78xx_read_reg(dev, MAC_CR, &buf);
-		buf |= MAC_CR_EEE_EN_;
-		ret = lan78xx_write_reg(dev, MAC_CR, buf);
-
-		phy_ethtool_set_eee(net->phydev, edata);
-
-		buf = (u32)edata->tx_lpi_timer;
-		ret = lan78xx_write_reg(dev, EEE_TX_LPI_REQ_DLY, buf);
-	} else {
-		ret = lan78xx_read_reg(dev, MAC_CR, &buf);
-		buf &= ~MAC_CR_EEE_EN_;
-		ret = lan78xx_write_reg(dev, MAC_CR, buf);
-	}
+	ret = phy_ethtool_set_eee(net->phydev, edata);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
 
+	buf = (u32)edata->tx_lpi_timer;
+	ret = lan78xx_write_reg(dev, EEE_TX_LPI_REQ_DLY, buf);
+out:
 	usb_autopm_put_interface(dev->intf);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static u32 lan78xx_get_link(struct net_device *net)
@@ -2114,7 +2101,20 @@ static void lan78xx_remove_mdio(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 
 static void lan78xx_link_status_change(struct net_device *net)
 {
+	struct lan78xx_net *dev = netdev_priv(net);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = net->phydev;
+	u32 data;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = lan78xx_read_reg(dev, MAC_CR, &data);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return;
+
+	if (phydev->enable_tx_lpi)
+		data |=  MAC_CR_EEE_EN_;
+	else
+		data &= ~MAC_CR_EEE_EN_;
+	lan78xx_write_reg(dev, MAC_CR, data);
 
 	phy_print_status(phydev);
 }
@@ -2408,6 +2408,8 @@ static int lan78xx_phy_init(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 	mii_adv_to_linkmode_adv_t(fc, mii_adv);
 	linkmode_or(phydev->advertising, fc, phydev->advertising);
 
+	phy_support_eee(phydev);
+
 	if (phydev->mdio.dev.of_node) {
 		u32 reg;
 		int len;