--- 3bb3a6da36c26f57240cc2fbae42bce68b27315b
+++ a893f45db817498cdc4251e2bf955472fd88dd15
@@ -1578,6 +1578,16 @@ jme_free_irq(struct jme_adapter *jme)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline void
+jme_phy_on(struct jme_adapter *jme)
+{
+	u32 bmcr;
+
+	bmcr = jme_mdio_read(jme->dev, jme->mii_if.phy_id, MII_BMCR);
+	bmcr &= ~BMCR_PDOWN;
+	jme_mdio_write(jme->dev, jme->mii_if.phy_id, MII_BMCR, bmcr);
+}
+
 static int
 jme_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
@@ -1598,10 +1608,12 @@ jme_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	jme_start_irq(jme);
 
-	if (test_bit(JME_FLAG_SSET, &jme->flags))
+	if (test_bit(JME_FLAG_SSET, &jme->flags)) {
+		jme_phy_on(jme);
 		jme_set_settings(netdev, &jme->old_ecmd);
-	else
+	} else {
 		jme_reset_phy_processor(jme);
+	}
 
 	jme_reset_link(jme);
 
@@ -3013,10 +3025,12 @@ jme_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	jme_clear_pm(jme);
 	pci_restore_state(pdev);
 
-	if (test_bit(JME_FLAG_SSET, &jme->flags))
+	if (test_bit(JME_FLAG_SSET, &jme->flags)) {
+		jme_phy_on(jme);
 		jme_set_settings(netdev, &jme->old_ecmd);
-	else
+	} else {
 		jme_reset_phy_processor(jme);
+	}
 
 	jme_start_irq(jme);
 	netif_device_attach(netdev);