pm_runtime_resume(netdev->dev.parent);
 
                        /* Checking if MAC is in DMoff state*/
-                       pcim_state = er32(STATUS);
-                       while (pcim_state & E1000_STATUS_PCIM_STATE) {
-                               if (tries++ == dmoff_exit_timeout) {
-                                       e_dbg("Error in exiting dmoff\n");
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               usleep_range(10000, 20000);
+                       if (er32(FWSM) & E1000_ICH_FWSM_FW_VALID) {
                                pcim_state = er32(STATUS);
-
-                               /* Checking if MAC exited DMoff state */
-                               if (!(pcim_state & E1000_STATUS_PCIM_STATE))
-                                       e1000_phy_hw_reset(&adapter->hw);
+                               while (pcim_state & E1000_STATUS_PCIM_STATE) {
+                                       if (tries++ == dmoff_exit_timeout) {
+                                               e_dbg("Error in exiting dmoff\n");
+                                               break;
+                                       }
+                                       usleep_range(10000, 20000);
+                                       pcim_state = er32(STATUS);
+
+                                       /* Checking if MAC exited DMoff state */
+                                       if (!(pcim_state & E1000_STATUS_PCIM_STATE))
+                                               e1000_phy_hw_reset(&adapter->hw);
+                               }
                        }
 
                        /* update snapshot of PHY registers on LSC */