diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 63ff2dad8c85ff2bcecfbb6bbbaeff1187a4180e..6708ca2aa4f73dfdc0ef130ae41d004210b30ee7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -7159,7 +7159,8 @@ int stmmac_dvr_probe(struct device *device,
 
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(device);
 	pm_runtime_set_active(device);
-	pm_runtime_enable(device);
+	if (!pm_runtime_enabled(device))
+		pm_runtime_enable(device);
 
 	if (priv->hw->pcs != STMMAC_PCS_TBI &&
 	    priv->hw->pcs != STMMAC_PCS_RTBI) {