struct phy_device *phydev =
                container_of(work, struct phy_device, phy_queue);
 
-       if (phydev->drv->did_interrupt &&
-           !phydev->drv->did_interrupt(phydev))
-               goto ignore;
+       if (phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev)) {
+               if (phydev->drv->did_interrupt &&
+                   !phydev->drv->did_interrupt(phydev))
+                       goto ignore;
 
-       if (phy_disable_interrupts(phydev))
-               goto phy_err;
+               if (phy_disable_interrupts(phydev))
+                       goto phy_err;
+       }
 
        mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
        if ((PHY_RUNNING == phydev->state) || (PHY_NOLINK == phydev->state))
                phydev->state = PHY_CHANGELINK;
        mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
-       atomic_dec(&phydev->irq_disable);
-       enable_irq(phydev->irq);
+       if (phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev)) {
+               atomic_dec(&phydev->irq_disable);
+               enable_irq(phydev->irq);
 
-       /* Reenable interrupts */
-       if (PHY_HALTED != phydev->state &&
-           phy_config_interrupt(phydev, PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED))
-               goto irq_enable_err;
+               /* Reenable interrupts */
+               if (PHY_HALTED != phydev->state &&
+                   phy_config_interrupt(phydev, PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED))
+                       goto irq_enable_err;
+       }
 
        /* reschedule state queue work to run as soon as possible */
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&phydev->state_queue);
 
 void phy_mac_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev, int new_link)
 {
-       cancel_work_sync(&phydev->phy_queue);
        phydev->link = new_link;
-       schedule_work(&phydev->phy_queue);
+
+       /* Trigger a state machine change */
+       queue_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &phydev->phy_queue);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_mac_interrupt);