diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c b/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
index 5d2a2e9..bddf4a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/broadcom.c
@@ -561,9 +561,11 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto done;
 
-	/* Enable auto power down */
-	err = brcm_phy_setbits(phydev, MII_BRCM_FET_SHDW_AUXSTAT2,
-				       MII_BRCM_FET_SHDW_AS2_APDE);
+	if (phydev->dev_flags & PHY_BRCM_AUTO_PWRDWN_ENABLE) {
+		/* Enable auto power down */
+		err = brcm_phy_setbits(phydev, MII_BRCM_FET_SHDW_AUXSTAT2,
+					       MII_BRCM_FET_SHDW_AS2_APDE);
+	}
 
 done:
 	/* Disable shadow register access */
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index e7128f6..592b5bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -1114,6 +1114,7 @@
 	case TG3_PHY_ID_RTL8201E:
 	case TG3_PHY_ID_BCMAC131:
 		phydev->interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII;
+		phydev->dev_flags |= PHY_BRCM_AUTO_PWRDWN_ENABLE;
 		tp->tg3_flags3 |= TG3_FLG3_PHY_IS_FET;
 		break;
 	}