diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
index a3e806cfa684..7de631f5356f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
@@ -666,6 +666,10 @@ int xpcs_config_eee(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, int mult_fact_100ns, int enable)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = xpcs_read(xpcs, MDIO_MMD_VEND2, DW_VR_MII_EEE_MCTRL0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (enable) {
 	/* Enable EEE */
 		ret = DW_VR_MII_EEE_LTX_EN | DW_VR_MII_EEE_LRX_EN |
@@ -673,9 +677,6 @@ int xpcs_config_eee(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, int mult_fact_100ns, int enable)
 		      DW_VR_MII_EEE_TX_EN_CTRL | DW_VR_MII_EEE_RX_EN_CTRL |
 		      mult_fact_100ns << DW_VR_MII_EEE_MULT_FACT_100NS_SHIFT;
 	} else {
-		ret = xpcs_read(xpcs, MDIO_MMD_VEND2, DW_VR_MII_EEE_MCTRL0);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
 		ret &= ~(DW_VR_MII_EEE_LTX_EN | DW_VR_MII_EEE_LRX_EN |
 		       DW_VR_MII_EEE_TX_QUIET_EN | DW_VR_MII_EEE_RX_QUIET_EN |
 		       DW_VR_MII_EEE_TX_EN_CTRL | DW_VR_MII_EEE_RX_EN_CTRL |
@@ -690,7 +691,11 @@ int xpcs_config_eee(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, int mult_fact_100ns, int enable)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret |= DW_VR_MII_EEE_TRN_LPI;
+	if (enable)
+		ret |= DW_VR_MII_EEE_TRN_LPI;
+	else
+		ret &= ~DW_VR_MII_EEE_TRN_LPI;
+
 	return xpcs_write(xpcs, MDIO_MMD_VEND2, DW_VR_MII_EEE_MCTRL1, ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xpcs_config_eee);