diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index e78d0bf69bc3e..6f52b4fb68885 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -2873,12 +2873,18 @@ static int lan8814_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* It is expected that there will not be any 'lan8814_take_coma_mode'
+ * function called in suspend. Because the GPIO line can be shared, so if one of
+ * the phys goes back in coma mode, then all the other PHYs will go, which is
+ * wrong.
+ */
 static int lan8814_release_coma_mode(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct gpio_desc *gpiod;
 
 	gpiod = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&phydev->mdio.dev, "coma-mode",
-					GPIOD_OUT_HIGH_OPEN_DRAIN);
+					GPIOD_OUT_HIGH_OPEN_DRAIN |
+					GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_NONEXCLUSIVE);
 	if (IS_ERR(gpiod))
 		return PTR_ERR(gpiod);