diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index ef2133b16f8c6..7ffdb80adf40f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
+#include <linux/pci-aspm.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -3020,6 +3021,11 @@ rtl8169_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	mii->reg_num_mask = 0x1f;
 	mii->supports_gmii = !!(cfg->features & RTL_FEATURE_GMII);
 
+	/* disable ASPM completely as that cause random device stop working
+	 * problems as well as full system hangs for some PCIe devices users */
+	pci_disable_link_state(pdev, PCIE_LINK_STATE_L0S | PCIE_LINK_STATE_L1 |
+				     PCIE_LINK_STATE_CLKPM);
+
 	/* enable device (incl. PCI PM wakeup and hotplug setup) */
 	rc = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (rc < 0) {