phydev->adjust_link(phydev->attached_dev);
                break;
        case PHY_RUNNING:
-               /* Only register a CHANGE if we are polling or ignoring
-                * interrupts and link changed since latest checking.
+               /* Only register a CHANGE if we are polling and link changed
+                * since latest checking.
                 */
-               if (!phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev)) {
+               if (phydev->irq == PHY_POLL) {
                        old_link = phydev->link;
                        err = phy_read_status(phydev);
                        if (err)
                   phy_state_to_str(old_state),
                   phy_state_to_str(phydev->state));
 
-       queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &phydev->state_queue,
-                          PHY_STATE_TIME * HZ);
+       /* Only re-schedule a PHY state machine change if we are polling the
+        * PHY, if PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT is set, then we will be moving
+        * between states from phy_mac_interrupt()
+        */
+       if (phydev->irq == PHY_POLL)
+               queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &phydev->state_queue,
+                                  PHY_STATE_TIME * HZ);
 }
 
 void phy_mac_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev, int new_link)