diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index 50051f271b10..095ef3fe369a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -443,9 +443,13 @@ static bool mdio_bus_phy_may_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	if (!drv || !phydrv->suspend)
 		return false;
 
-	/* PHY not attached? May suspend. */
+	/* PHY not attached? May suspend if the PHY has not already been
+	 * suspended as part of a prior call to phy_disconnect() ->
+	 * phy_detach() -> phy_suspend() because the parent netdev might be the
+	 * MDIO bus driver and clock gated at this point.
+	 */
 	if (!netdev)
-		return true;
+		return !phydev->suspended;
 
 	/* Don't suspend PHY if the attched netdev parent may wakeup.
 	 * The parent may point to a PCI device, as in tg3 driver.
@@ -465,7 +469,6 @@ static bool mdio_bus_phy_may_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 static int mdio_bus_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct phy_driver *phydrv = to_phy_driver(dev->driver);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = to_phy_device(dev);
 
 	/* We must stop the state machine manually, otherwise it stops out of
@@ -479,19 +482,18 @@ static int mdio_bus_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (!mdio_bus_phy_may_suspend(phydev))
 		return 0;
 
-	return phydrv->suspend(phydev);
+	return phy_suspend(phydev);
 }
 
 static int mdio_bus_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct phy_driver *phydrv = to_phy_driver(dev->driver);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = to_phy_device(dev);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!mdio_bus_phy_may_suspend(phydev))
 		goto no_resume;
 
-	ret = phydrv->resume(phydev);
+	ret = phy_resume(phydev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 3fc91e89f5a5..bdfe51fc3a65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ int phy_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct phy_driver *phydrv = to_phy_driver(phydev->dev.driver);
 	struct ethtool_wolinfo wol = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GWOL };
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* If the device has WOL enabled, we cannot suspend the PHY */
 	phy_ethtool_get_wol(phydev, &wol);
@@ -706,18 +707,31 @@ int phy_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (phydrv->suspend)
-		return phydrv->suspend(phydev);
-	return 0;
+		ret = phydrv->suspend(phydev);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	phydev->suspended = true;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_suspend);
 
 int phy_resume(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct phy_driver *phydrv = to_phy_driver(phydev->dev.driver);
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (phydrv->resume)
-		return phydrv->resume(phydev);
-	return 0;
+		ret = phydrv->resume(phydev);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	phydev->suspended = false;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_resume);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 9c189a1fa3a2..685809835b5c 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ struct phy_c45_device_ids {
  * c45_ids: 802.3-c45 Device Identifers if is_c45.
  * is_c45:  Set to true if this phy uses clause 45 addressing.
  * is_internal: Set to true if this phy is internal to a MAC.
+ * has_fixups: Set to true if this phy has fixups/quirks.
+ * suspended: Set to true if this phy has been suspended successfully.
  * state: state of the PHY for management purposes
  * dev_flags: Device-specific flags used by the PHY driver.
  * addr: Bus address of PHY
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ struct phy_device {
 	bool is_c45;
 	bool is_internal;
 	bool has_fixups;
+	bool suspended;
 
 	enum phy_state state;