diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index b99a7fb09f8e3..0161f77641fac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -1265,30 +1265,45 @@ static int lan78xx_ethtool_get_eeprom(struct net_device *netdev,
 				      struct ethtool_eeprom *ee, u8 *data)
 {
 	struct lan78xx_net *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = usb_autopm_get_interface(dev->intf);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	ee->magic = LAN78XX_EEPROM_MAGIC;
 
-	return lan78xx_read_raw_eeprom(dev, ee->offset, ee->len, data);
+	ret = lan78xx_read_raw_eeprom(dev, ee->offset, ee->len, data);
+
+	usb_autopm_put_interface(dev->intf);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int lan78xx_ethtool_set_eeprom(struct net_device *netdev,
 				      struct ethtool_eeprom *ee, u8 *data)
 {
 	struct lan78xx_net *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = usb_autopm_get_interface(dev->intf);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	/* Allow entire eeprom update only */
-	if ((ee->magic == LAN78XX_EEPROM_MAGIC) &&
-	    (ee->offset == 0) &&
-	    (ee->len == 512) &&
-	    (data[0] == EEPROM_INDICATOR))
-		return lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom(dev, ee->offset, ee->len, data);
+	/* Invalid EEPROM_INDICATOR at offset zero will result in a failure
+	 * to load data from EEPROM
+	 */
+	if (ee->magic == LAN78XX_EEPROM_MAGIC)
+		ret = lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom(dev, ee->offset, ee->len, data);
 	else if ((ee->magic == LAN78XX_OTP_MAGIC) &&
 		 (ee->offset == 0) &&
 		 (ee->len == 512) &&
 		 (data[0] == OTP_INDICATOR_1))
-		return lan78xx_write_raw_otp(dev, ee->offset, ee->len, data);
+		ret = lan78xx_write_raw_otp(dev, ee->offset, ee->len, data);
+
+	usb_autopm_put_interface(dev->intf);
 
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void lan78xx_get_strings(struct net_device *netdev, u32 stringset,
@@ -2434,7 +2449,6 @@ static int lan78xx_reset(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 	/* LAN7801 only has RGMII mode */
 	if (dev->chipid == ID_REV_CHIP_ID_7801_)
 		buf &= ~MAC_CR_GMII_EN_;
-	buf |= MAC_CR_AUTO_DUPLEX_ | MAC_CR_AUTO_SPEED_;
 	ret = lan78xx_write_reg(dev, MAC_CR, buf);
 
 	ret = lan78xx_read_reg(dev, MAC_TX, &buf);