mutex_lock(&tp->control);
 
-       /* The WORK_ENABLE may be set when autoresume occurs */
-       if (test_bit(WORK_ENABLE, &tp->flags)) {
-               clear_bit(WORK_ENABLE, &tp->flags);
-               usb_kill_urb(tp->intr_urb);
-               cancel_delayed_work_sync(&tp->schedule);
-
-               /* disable the tx/rx, if the workqueue has enabled them. */
-               if (netif_carrier_ok(netdev))
-                       tp->rtl_ops.disable(tp);
-       }
-
        tp->rtl_ops.up(tp);
 
        rtl8152_set_speed(tp, AUTONEG_ENABLE,
        } else {
                mutex_lock(&tp->control);
 
-               /* The autosuspend may have been enabled and wouldn't
-                * be disable when autoresume occurs, because the
-                * netif_running() would be false.
-                */
-               rtl_runtime_suspend_enable(tp, false);
-
                tp->rtl_ops.down(tp);
 
                mutex_unlock(&tp->control);
                netif_device_attach(tp->netdev);
        }
 
-       if (netif_running(tp->netdev)) {
+       if (netif_running(tp->netdev) && tp->netdev->flags & IFF_UP) {
                if (test_bit(SELECTIVE_SUSPEND, &tp->flags)) {
                        rtl_runtime_suspend_enable(tp, false);
                        clear_bit(SELECTIVE_SUSPEND, &tp->flags);
                }
                usb_submit_urb(tp->intr_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
        } else if (test_bit(SELECTIVE_SUSPEND, &tp->flags)) {
+               if (tp->netdev->flags & IFF_UP)
+                       rtl_runtime_suspend_enable(tp, false);
                clear_bit(SELECTIVE_SUSPEND, &tp->flags);
        }