diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.c
index 79e94632533c..a8c95b1732f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ int __fbnic_open(struct fbnic_net *fbn)
 	fbnic_bmc_rpc_init(fbd);
 	fbnic_rss_reinit(fbd, fbn);
 
+	phylink_resume(fbn->phylink);
+
 	return 0;
 release_ownership:
 	fbnic_fw_xmit_ownership_msg(fbn->fbd, false);
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ static int fbnic_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct fbnic_net *fbn = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
+	phylink_suspend(fbn->phylink, fbnic_bmc_present(fbn->fbd));
+
 	fbnic_down(fbn);
 	fbnic_pcs_irq_disable(fbn->fbd);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_pci.c
index 268489b15616..72bdc6c76c0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_pci.c
@@ -116,14 +116,12 @@ static void fbnic_service_task_start(struct fbnic_net *fbn)
 	struct fbnic_dev *fbd = fbn->fbd;
 
 	schedule_delayed_work(&fbd->service_task, HZ);
-	phylink_resume(fbn->phylink);
 }
 
 static void fbnic_service_task_stop(struct fbnic_net *fbn)
 {
 	struct fbnic_dev *fbd = fbn->fbd;
 
-	phylink_suspend(fbn->phylink, fbnic_bmc_present(fbd));
 	cancel_delayed_work(&fbd->service_task);
 }