diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 5e867da1aad3..4ae1a6fbf0ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -2239,14 +2239,10 @@ static void rtl_pll_power_down(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-
-	clk_disable_unprepare(tp->clk);
 }
 
 static void rtl_pll_power_up(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
-	clk_prepare_enable(tp->clk);
-
 	switch (tp->mac_version) {
 	case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_25 ... RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_33:
 	case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_37:
@@ -4826,21 +4822,8 @@ static void rtl8169_net_suspend(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 
-static int __maybe_unused rtl8169_suspend(struct device *device)
+static int rtl8169_net_resume(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
-	struct rtl8169_private *tp = dev_get_drvdata(device);
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	rtl8169_net_suspend(tp);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int rtl8169_resume(struct device *device)
-{
-	struct rtl8169_private *tp = dev_get_drvdata(device);
-
 	rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->dev_addr);
 
 	if (tp->TxDescArray)
@@ -4851,6 +4834,29 @@ static int rtl8169_resume(struct device *device)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int __maybe_unused rtl8169_suspend(struct device *device)
+{
+	struct rtl8169_private *tp = dev_get_drvdata(device);
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	rtl8169_net_suspend(tp);
+	if (!device_may_wakeup(tp_to_dev(tp)))
+		clk_disable_unprepare(tp->clk);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __maybe_unused rtl8169_resume(struct device *device)
+{
+	struct rtl8169_private *tp = dev_get_drvdata(device);
+
+	if (!device_may_wakeup(tp_to_dev(tp)))
+		clk_prepare_enable(tp->clk);
+
+	return rtl8169_net_resume(tp);
+}
+
 static int rtl8169_runtime_suspend(struct device *device)
 {
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = dev_get_drvdata(device);
@@ -4874,7 +4880,7 @@ static int rtl8169_runtime_resume(struct device *device)
 
 	__rtl8169_set_wol(tp, tp->saved_wolopts);
 
-	return rtl8169_resume(device);
+	return rtl8169_net_resume(tp);
 }
 
 static int rtl8169_runtime_idle(struct device *device)