diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index b616f55ea222..c5b92ffaffb9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -315,11 +315,13 @@ static __maybe_unused int mdio_bus_phy_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	phydev->suspended_by_mdio_bus = 0;
 
-	/* If we manged to get here with the PHY state machine in a state neither
-	 * PHY_HALTED nor PHY_READY this is an indication that something went wrong
-	 * and we should most likely be using MAC managed PM and we are not.
+	/* If we managed to get here with the PHY state machine in a state
+	 * neither PHY_HALTED, PHY_READY nor PHY_UP, this is an indication
+	 * that something went wrong and we should most likely be using
+	 * MAC managed PM, but we are not.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON(phydev->state != PHY_HALTED && phydev->state != PHY_READY);
+	WARN_ON(phydev->state != PHY_HALTED && phydev->state != PHY_READY &&
+		phydev->state != PHY_UP);
 
 	ret = phy_init_hw(phydev);
 	if (ret < 0)