diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index eebd9b43c664..2f5587306022 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ static int mdio_bus_phy_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (!mdio_bus_phy_may_suspend(phydev))
 		return 0;
 
+	phydev->suspended_by_mdio_bus = true;
+
 	return phy_suspend(phydev);
 }
 
@@ -137,9 +139,11 @@ static int mdio_bus_phy_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct phy_device *phydev = to_phy_device(dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!mdio_bus_phy_may_suspend(phydev))
+	if (!phydev->suspended_by_mdio_bus)
 		goto no_resume;
 
+	phydev->suspended_by_mdio_bus = false;
+
 	ret = phy_resume(phydev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 867110c9d707..8eafced47540 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct phy_c45_device_ids {
  * is_pseudo_fixed_link: Set to true if this phy is an Ethernet switch, etc.
  * has_fixups: Set to true if this phy has fixups/quirks.
  * suspended: Set to true if this phy has been suspended successfully.
+ * suspended_by_mdio_bus: Set to true if this phy was suspended by MDIO bus.
  * state: state of the PHY for management purposes
  * dev_flags: Device-specific flags used by the PHY driver.
  * link_timeout: The number of timer firings to wait before the
@@ -369,6 +370,7 @@ struct phy_device {
 	bool is_pseudo_fixed_link;
 	bool has_fixups;
 	bool suspended;
+	bool suspended_by_mdio_bus;
 
 	enum phy_state state;