diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index c02da57a4da5..e046dd858f15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -1551,6 +1551,8 @@ static enum phy_state_work _phy_state_machine(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	case PHY_ERROR:
 		if (phydev->link) {
 			phydev->link = 0;
+			phydev->eee_active = false;
+			phydev->enable_tx_lpi = false;
 			phy_link_down(phydev);
 		}
 		state_work = PHY_STATE_WORK_SUSPEND;