diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c
index 04bdb442..1a2ab86b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static void ether_disable_clks(struct ether_priv_data *pdata)
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pdata->pllrefe_clk)) {
 		clk_disable_unprepare(pdata->pllrefe_clk);
 	}
+	pdata->clks_enable = false;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ static int ether_enable_clks(struct ether_priv_data *pdata)
 		}
 	}
 
+	pdata->clks_enable = true;
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_tx:
@@ -2279,6 +2282,12 @@ static int ether_mdio_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phyaddr, int phyreg,
 	struct net_device *ndev = bus->priv;
 	struct ether_priv_data *pdata = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
+	if (!pdata->clks_enable) {
+		dev_err(pdata->dev,
+			"%s:No clks available, skipping PHY write\n", __func__);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	return osi_write_phy_reg(pdata->osi_core, (unsigned int)phyaddr,
 				 (unsigned int)phyreg, phydata);
 }
@@ -2303,6 +2312,12 @@ static int ether_mdio_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phyaddr, int phyreg)
 	struct net_device *ndev = bus->priv;
 	struct ether_priv_data *pdata = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
+	if (!pdata->clks_enable) {
+		dev_err(pdata->dev,
+			"%s:No clks available, skipping PHY read\n", __func__);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	return osi_read_phy_reg(pdata->osi_core, (unsigned int)phyaddr,
 				(unsigned int)phyreg);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.h
index 9c34e528..0d8cdabb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.h
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ struct ether_priv_data {
 	unsigned int max_platform_mtu;
 	/** Spin lock for PTP registers */
 	raw_spinlock_t ptp_lock;
+	/** Clocks enable check */
+	bool clks_enable;
 };
 
 /**