if (val < 0)
                return val;
        data->advertised = mmd_eee_adv_to_ethtool_adv_t(val);
+       data->eee_enabled = !!data->advertised;
 
        /* Get LP advertisement EEE */
        val = phy_read_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_EEE_LPABLE);
                return val;
        data->lp_advertised = mmd_eee_adv_to_ethtool_adv_t(val);
 
+       data->eee_active = !!(data->advertised & data->lp_advertised);
+
        return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_ethtool_get_eee);
  */
 int phy_ethtool_set_eee(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ethtool_eee *data)
 {
-       int cap, old_adv, adv, ret;
+       int cap, old_adv, adv = 0, ret;
 
        if (!phydev->drv)
                return -EIO;
        if (old_adv < 0)
                return old_adv;
 
-       adv = ethtool_adv_to_mmd_eee_adv_t(data->advertised) & cap;
-
-       /* Mask prohibited EEE modes */
-       adv &= ~phydev->eee_broken_modes;
+       if (data->eee_enabled) {
+               adv = !data->advertised ? cap :
+                     ethtool_adv_to_mmd_eee_adv_t(data->advertised) & cap;
+               /* Mask prohibited EEE modes */
+               adv &= ~phydev->eee_broken_modes;
+       }
 
        if (old_adv != adv) {
                ret = phy_write_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV, adv);