diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_phy_config.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_phy_config.c
index 8739f4b42aaf..a0ecfa9c60ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_phy_config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_phy_config.c
@@ -89,21 +89,27 @@ static void rtl8168h_config_eee_phy(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	phy_modify_paged(phydev, 0xa42, 0x14, 0x0000, 0x0080);
 }
 
-static void rtl8125a_config_eee_phy(struct phy_device *phydev)
-{
-	rtl8168h_config_eee_phy(phydev);
-
-	phy_modify_paged(phydev, 0xa6d, 0x12, 0x0001, 0x0000);
-	phy_modify_paged(phydev, 0xa6d, 0x14, 0x0010, 0x0000);
-}
-
-static void rtl8125b_config_eee_phy(struct phy_device *phydev)
+static void rtl8125_common_config_eee_phy(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	phy_modify_paged(phydev, 0xa6d, 0x14, 0x0010, 0x0000);
 	phy_modify_paged(phydev, 0xa42, 0x14, 0x0080, 0x0000);
 	phy_modify_paged(phydev, 0xa4a, 0x11, 0x0200, 0x0000);
 }
 
+static void rtl8125a_config_eee_phy(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	rtl8168g_config_eee_phy(phydev);
+	/* disable EEE at 2.5Gbps */
+	phy_modify_paged(phydev, 0xa6d, 0x12, 0x0001, 0x0000);
+	rtl8125_common_config_eee_phy(phydev);
+}
+
+static void rtl8125b_config_eee_phy(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	rtl8168g_config_eee_phy(phydev);
+	rtl8125_common_config_eee_phy(phydev);
+}
+
 static void rtl8169s_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp,
 				   struct phy_device *phydev)
 {