diff --git a/drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c b/drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c
index 795ab264eaf27..513cd7f859337 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c
@@ -719,13 +719,13 @@ int pse_ethtool_set_config(struct pse_control *psec,
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (pse_has_c33(psec)) {
+	if (pse_has_c33(psec) && config->c33_admin_control) {
 		err = pse_ethtool_c33_set_config(psec, config);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	if (pse_has_podl(psec))
+	if (pse_has_podl(psec) && config->podl_admin_control)
 		err = pse_ethtool_podl_set_config(psec, config);
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/net/ethtool/pse-pd.c b/net/ethtool/pse-pd.c
index 2c981d443f27e..776ac96cdadc9 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/pse-pd.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/pse-pd.c
@@ -178,12 +178,14 @@ ethnl_set_pse(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	phydev = dev->phydev;
 	/* These values are already validated by the ethnl_pse_set_policy */
-	if (pse_has_podl(phydev->psec))
+	if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL])
 		config.podl_admin_control = nla_get_u32(tb[ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL]);
-	if (pse_has_c33(phydev->psec))
+	if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL])
 		config.c33_admin_control = nla_get_u32(tb[ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL]);
 
-	/* Return errno directly - PSE has no notification */
+	/* Return errno directly - PSE has no notification
+	 * pse_ethtool_set_config() will do nothing if the config is null
+	 */
 	return pse_ethtool_set_config(phydev->psec, info->extack, &config);
 }