#define MAC_CLK_SPDWN_EN       BIT(15)
 
 /* PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3 */
+#define PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN       BIT(14)
 #define PKT_AVAIL_SPDWN_EN     0x0100
 #define SUSPEND_SPDWN_EN       0x0004
 #define U1U2_SPDWN_EN          0x0002
 
 static void rtl8153b_up(struct r8152 *tp)
 {
+       u32 ocp_data;
+
        if (test_bit(RTL8152_UNPLUG, &tp->flags))
                return;
 
        r8153_first_init(tp);
        ocp_write_dword(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, USB_RX_BUF_TH, RX_THR_B);
 
+       ocp_data = ocp_read_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3);
+       ocp_data &= ~PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN;
+       ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3, ocp_data);
+
        r8153_aldps_en(tp, true);
        r8153b_u1u2en(tp, true);
 }
 
 static void rtl8153b_down(struct r8152 *tp)
 {
+       u32 ocp_data;
+
        if (test_bit(RTL8152_UNPLUG, &tp->flags)) {
                rtl_drop_queued_tx(tp);
                return;
        }
 
+       ocp_data = ocp_read_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3);
+       ocp_data |= PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN;
+       ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3, ocp_data);
+
        r8153b_u1u2en(tp, false);
        r8153_u2p3en(tp, false);
        r8153b_power_cut_en(tp, false);
        ocp_data |= MAC_CLK_SPDWN_EN;
        ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL2, ocp_data);
 
+       ocp_data = ocp_read_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3);
+       ocp_data &= ~PLA_MCU_SPDWN_EN;
+       ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3, ocp_data);
+
        set_bit(GREEN_ETHERNET, &tp->flags);
 
        /* rx aggregation */