diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index a74b320f5b27..0c6efd792690 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ static __maybe_unused int mdio_bus_phy_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	phydev->suspended_by_mdio_bus = 0;
 
+	/* If we managed to get here with the PHY state machine in a state other
+	 * than PHY_HALTED this is an indication that something went wrong and
+	 * we should most likely be using MAC managed PM and we are not.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(phydev->state != PHY_HALTED && !phydev->mac_managed_pm);
+
 	ret = phy_init_hw(phydev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;