diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 9083159b93f14..bc060ef558d37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1214,6 +1214,7 @@ static int stmmac_phy_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	if (priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use > 1)
 		priv->phylink_config.mac_capabilities &=
 			~(MAC_10HD | MAC_100HD | MAC_1000HD);
+	priv->phylink_config.mac_managed_pm = true;
 
 	phylink = phylink_create(&priv->phylink_config, fwnode,
 				 mode, &stmmac_phylink_mac_ops);