diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 1aa61610f0bb..a7aa48bee732 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ struct r8152 {
 
 	atomic_t rx_count;
 
+	bool eee_en;
 	int intr_interval;
 	u32 saved_wolopts;
 	u32 msg_enable;
@@ -762,6 +763,7 @@ struct r8152 {
 
 	u16 ocp_base;
 	u16 speed;
+	u16 eee_adv;
 	u8 *intr_buff;
 	u8 version;
 	u8 duplex;
@@ -3202,8 +3204,13 @@ static void r8152_eee_en(struct r8152 *tp, bool enable)
 
 static void r8152b_enable_eee(struct r8152 *tp)
 {
-	r8152_eee_en(tp, true);
-	r8152_mmd_write(tp, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV, MDIO_EEE_100TX);
+	if (tp->eee_en) {
+		r8152_eee_en(tp, true);
+		r8152_mmd_write(tp, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV, tp->eee_adv);
+	} else {
+		r8152_eee_en(tp, false);
+		r8152_mmd_write(tp, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV, 0);
+	}
 }
 
 static void r8152b_enable_fc(struct r8152 *tp)
@@ -3495,8 +3502,10 @@ static void r8153_hw_phy_cfg(struct r8152 *tp)
 	sram_write(tp, SRAM_10M_AMP1, 0x00af);
 	sram_write(tp, SRAM_10M_AMP2, 0x0208);
 
-	r8153_eee_en(tp, true);
-	ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_EEE_ADV, MDIO_EEE_1000T | MDIO_EEE_100TX);
+	if (tp->eee_en) {
+		r8153_eee_en(tp, true);
+		ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_EEE_ADV, tp->eee_adv);
+	}
 
 	r8153_aldps_en(tp, true);
 	r8152b_enable_fc(tp);
@@ -3599,8 +3608,10 @@ static void r8153b_hw_phy_cfg(struct r8152 *tp)
 
 	r8153b_ups_flags_w1w0(tp, ups_flags, 0);
 
-	r8153b_eee_en(tp, true);
-	ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_EEE_ADV, MDIO_EEE_1000T | MDIO_EEE_100TX);
+	if (tp->eee_en) {
+		r8153b_eee_en(tp, true);
+		ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_EEE_ADV, tp->eee_adv);
+	}
 
 	r8153b_aldps_en(tp, true);
 	r8153b_enable_fc(tp);
@@ -4891,7 +4902,7 @@ static void rtl8152_get_strings(struct net_device *dev, u32 stringset, u8 *data)
 
 static int r8152_get_eee(struct r8152 *tp, struct ethtool_eee *eee)
 {
-	u32 ocp_data, lp, adv, supported = 0;
+	u32 lp, adv, supported = 0;
 	u16 val;
 
 	val = r8152_mmd_read(tp, MDIO_MMD_PCS, MDIO_PCS_EEE_ABLE);
@@ -4903,13 +4914,10 @@ static int r8152_get_eee(struct r8152 *tp, struct ethtool_eee *eee)
 	val = r8152_mmd_read(tp, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_EEE_LPABLE);
 	lp = mmd_eee_adv_to_ethtool_adv_t(val);
 
-	ocp_data = ocp_read_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_EEE_CR);
-	ocp_data &= EEE_RX_EN | EEE_TX_EN;
-
-	eee->eee_enabled = !!ocp_data;
+	eee->eee_enabled = tp->eee_en;
 	eee->eee_active = !!(supported & adv & lp);
 	eee->supported = supported;
-	eee->advertised = adv;
+	eee->advertised = tp->eee_adv;
 	eee->lp_advertised = lp;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -4919,19 +4927,22 @@ static int r8152_set_eee(struct r8152 *tp, struct ethtool_eee *eee)
 {
 	u16 val = ethtool_adv_to_mmd_eee_adv_t(eee->advertised);
 
-	r8152_eee_en(tp, eee->eee_enabled);
+	tp->eee_en = eee->eee_enabled;
+	tp->eee_adv = val;
 
-	if (!eee->eee_enabled)
-		val = 0;
+	r8152_eee_en(tp, eee->eee_enabled);
 
-	r8152_mmd_write(tp, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV, val);
+	if (eee->eee_enabled)
+		r8152_mmd_write(tp, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV, val);
+	else
+		r8152_mmd_write(tp, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int r8153_get_eee(struct r8152 *tp, struct ethtool_eee *eee)
 {
-	u32 ocp_data, lp, adv, supported = 0;
+	u32 lp, adv, supported = 0;
 	u16 val;
 
 	val = ocp_reg_read(tp, OCP_EEE_ABLE);
@@ -4943,13 +4954,10 @@ static int r8153_get_eee(struct r8152 *tp, struct ethtool_eee *eee)
 	val = ocp_reg_read(tp, OCP_EEE_LPABLE);
 	lp = mmd_eee_adv_to_ethtool_adv_t(val);
 
-	ocp_data = ocp_read_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_EEE_CR);
-	ocp_data &= EEE_RX_EN | EEE_TX_EN;
-
-	eee->eee_enabled = !!ocp_data;
+	eee->eee_enabled = tp->eee_en;
 	eee->eee_active = !!(supported & adv & lp);
 	eee->supported = supported;
-	eee->advertised = adv;
+	eee->advertised = tp->eee_adv;
 	eee->lp_advertised = lp;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -4959,12 +4967,15 @@ static int r8153_set_eee(struct r8152 *tp, struct ethtool_eee *eee)
 {
 	u16 val = ethtool_adv_to_mmd_eee_adv_t(eee->advertised);
 
-	r8153_eee_en(tp, eee->eee_enabled);
+	tp->eee_en = eee->eee_enabled;
+	tp->eee_adv = val;
 
-	if (!eee->eee_enabled)
-		val = 0;
+	r8153_eee_en(tp, eee->eee_enabled);
 
-	ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_EEE_ADV, val);
+	if (eee->eee_enabled)
+		ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_EEE_ADV, val);
+	else
+		ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_EEE_ADV, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -4973,12 +4984,15 @@ static int r8153b_set_eee(struct r8152 *tp, struct ethtool_eee *eee)
 {
 	u16 val = ethtool_adv_to_mmd_eee_adv_t(eee->advertised);
 
-	r8153b_eee_en(tp, eee->eee_enabled);
+	tp->eee_en = eee->eee_enabled;
+	tp->eee_adv = val;
 
-	if (!eee->eee_enabled)
-		val = 0;
+	r8153b_eee_en(tp, eee->eee_enabled);
 
-	ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_EEE_ADV, val);
+	if (eee->eee_enabled)
+		ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_EEE_ADV, val);
+	else
+		ocp_reg_write(tp, OCP_EEE_ADV, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -5353,6 +5367,8 @@ static int rtl_ops_init(struct r8152 *tp)
 		ops->hw_phy_cfg		= r8152b_hw_phy_cfg;
 		ops->autosuspend_en	= rtl_runtime_suspend_enable;
 		tp->rx_buf_sz		= 16 * 1024;
+		tp->eee_en		= true;
+		tp->eee_adv		= MDIO_EEE_100TX;
 		break;
 
 	case RTL_VER_03:
@@ -5371,6 +5387,8 @@ static int rtl_ops_init(struct r8152 *tp)
 		ops->hw_phy_cfg		= r8153_hw_phy_cfg;
 		ops->autosuspend_en	= rtl8153_runtime_enable;
 		tp->rx_buf_sz		= 32 * 1024;
+		tp->eee_en		= true;
+		tp->eee_adv		= MDIO_EEE_1000T | MDIO_EEE_100TX;
 		break;
 
 	case RTL_VER_08:
@@ -5387,6 +5405,8 @@ static int rtl_ops_init(struct r8152 *tp)
 		ops->hw_phy_cfg		= r8153b_hw_phy_cfg;
 		ops->autosuspend_en	= rtl8153b_runtime_enable;
 		tp->rx_buf_sz		= 32 * 1024;
+		tp->eee_en		= true;
+		tp->eee_adv		= MDIO_EEE_1000T | MDIO_EEE_100TX;
 		break;
 
 	default:
