diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index a009d1769b081..73d29fd5e03df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ static __maybe_unused int mdio_bus_phy_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev = to_phy_device(dev);
 
+	if (phydev->mac_managed_pm)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* We must stop the state machine manually, otherwise it stops out of
 	 * control, possibly with the phydev->lock held. Upon resume, netdev
 	 * may call phy routines that try to grab the same lock, and that may
@@ -294,6 +297,9 @@ static __maybe_unused int mdio_bus_phy_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct phy_device *phydev = to_phy_device(dev);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (phydev->mac_managed_pm)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!phydev->suspended_by_mdio_bus)
 		goto no_resume;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 8e2cf84b23183..98fb441dd72e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ struct macsec_ops;
  * @loopback_enabled: Set true if this PHY has been loopbacked successfully.
  * @downshifted_rate: Set true if link speed has been downshifted.
  * @is_on_sfp_module: Set true if PHY is located on an SFP module.
+ * @mac_managed_pm: Set true if MAC driver takes of suspending/resuming PHY
  * @state: State of the PHY for management purposes
  * @dev_flags: Device-specific flags used by the PHY driver.
  * @irq: IRQ number of the PHY's interrupt (-1 if none)
@@ -567,6 +568,7 @@ struct phy_device {
 	unsigned loopback_enabled:1;
 	unsigned downshifted_rate:1;
 	unsigned is_on_sfp_module:1;
+	unsigned mac_managed_pm:1;
 
 	unsigned autoneg:1;
 	/* The most recently read link state */