diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index ac2784192472..206d98502b13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,9 @@ int phy_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	struct phy_driver *phydrv = phydev->drv;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (phydev->suspended)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* If the device has WOL enabled, we cannot suspend the PHY */
 	phy_ethtool_get_wol(phydev, &wol);
 	if (wol.wolopts || (netdev && netdev->wol_enabled))