diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 944f76e6fc8e..a0d86df0dc40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1803,14 +1803,16 @@ int phy_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	struct ethtool_wolinfo wol = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GWOL };
 	struct net_device *netdev = phydev->attached_dev;
 	struct phy_driver *phydrv = phydev->drv;
+	bool wol_enabled = false;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (phydev->suspended)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* If the device has WOL enabled, we cannot suspend the PHY */
 	phy_ethtool_get_wol(phydev, &wol);
-	if (wol.wolopts || (netdev && netdev->wol_enabled))
+	wol_enabled = wol.wolopts || (netdev && netdev->wol_enabled);
+	/* If the device has WOL enabled, we cannot suspend the PHY */
+	if (wol_enabled && !(phydrv->flags & PHY_ALWAYS_CALL_SUSPEND))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (!phydrv || !phydrv->suspend)
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 7b1a3084a288..169dfdbad8d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ extern const int phy_10gbit_features_array[1];
 #define PHY_IS_INTERNAL		0x00000001
 #define PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN	0x00000002
 #define PHY_POLL_CABLE_TEST	0x00000004
+#define PHY_ALWAYS_CALL_SUSPEND	0x00000008
 #define MDIO_DEVICE_IS_PHY	0x80000000
 
 /**