diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index a2c786550342..d7693fdf640d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -2033,13 +2033,8 @@ static int fec_enet_eee_mode_set(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct ethtool_keee *p = &fep->eee;
 	unsigned int sleep_cycle, wake_cycle;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (enable) {
-		ret = phy_init_eee(ndev->phydev, false);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
 		sleep_cycle = fec_enet_us_to_tx_cycle(ndev, p->tx_lpi_timer);
 		wake_cycle = sleep_cycle;
 	} else {
@@ -2047,8 +2042,6 @@ static int fec_enet_eee_mode_set(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 		wake_cycle = 0;
 	}
 
-	p->tx_lpi_enabled = enable;
-
 	writel(sleep_cycle, fep->hwp + FEC_LPI_SLEEP);
 	writel(wake_cycle, fep->hwp + FEC_LPI_WAKE);
 
@@ -2094,6 +2087,8 @@ static void fec_enet_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 			netif_tx_unlock_bh(ndev);
 			napi_enable(&fep->napi);
 		}
+		if (fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_HAS_EEE)
+			fec_enet_eee_mode_set(ndev, phy_dev->enable_tx_lpi);
 	} else {
 		if (fep->link) {
 			netif_stop_queue(ndev);
@@ -2453,6 +2448,9 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_probe(struct net_device *ndev)
 	else
 		phy_set_max_speed(phy_dev, 100);
 
+	if (fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_HAS_EEE)
+		phy_support_eee(phy_dev);
+
 	fep->link = 0;
 	fep->full_duplex = 0;
 
@@ -3172,7 +3170,6 @@ fec_enet_get_eee(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_keee *edata)
 		return -ENETDOWN;
 
 	edata->tx_lpi_timer = p->tx_lpi_timer;
-	edata->tx_lpi_enabled = p->tx_lpi_enabled;
 
 	return phy_ethtool_get_eee(ndev->phydev, edata);
 }
@@ -3182,7 +3179,6 @@ fec_enet_set_eee(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_keee *edata)
 {
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct ethtool_keee *p = &fep->eee;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!(fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_HAS_EEE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -3192,15 +3188,6 @@ fec_enet_set_eee(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_keee *edata)
 
 	p->tx_lpi_timer = edata->tx_lpi_timer;
 
-	if (!edata->eee_enabled || !edata->tx_lpi_enabled ||
-	    !edata->tx_lpi_timer)
-		ret = fec_enet_eee_mode_set(ndev, false);
-	else
-		ret = fec_enet_eee_mode_set(ndev, true);
-
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	return phy_ethtool_set_eee(ndev->phydev, edata);
 }