diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 7cc1b7dcfe05..d6f7838455dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ int phy_mii_ioctl(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		return 0;
 
 	case SIOCSHWTSTAMP:
-		if (phydev->drv->hwtstamp)
+		if (phydev->drv && phydev->drv->hwtstamp)
 			return phydev->drv->hwtstamp(phydev, ifr);
 		/* fall through */
 
@@ -603,6 +603,9 @@ int phy_start_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (!phydev->drv)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 
 	if (AUTONEG_DISABLE == phydev->autoneg)
@@ -975,7 +978,7 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	old_state = phydev->state;
 
-	if (phydev->drv->link_change_notify)
+	if (phydev->drv && phydev->drv->link_change_notify)
 		phydev->drv->link_change_notify(phydev);
 
 	switch (phydev->state) {
@@ -1286,6 +1289,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_write_mmd_indirect);
  */
 int phy_init_eee(struct phy_device *phydev, bool clk_stop_enable)
 {
+	if (!phydev->drv)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	/* According to 802.3az,the EEE is supported only in full duplex-mode.
 	 * Also EEE feature is active when core is operating with MII, GMII
 	 * or RGMII (all kinds). Internal PHYs are also allowed to proceed and
@@ -1363,6 +1369,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_init_eee);
  */
 int phy_get_eee_err(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+	if (!phydev->drv)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	return phy_read_mmd_indirect(phydev, MDIO_PCS_EEE_WK_ERR, MDIO_MMD_PCS);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_get_eee_err);
@@ -1379,6 +1388,9 @@ int phy_ethtool_get_eee(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ethtool_eee *data)
 {
 	int val;
 
+	if (!phydev->drv)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	/* Get Supported EEE */
 	val = phy_read_mmd_indirect(phydev, MDIO_PCS_EEE_ABLE, MDIO_MMD_PCS);
 	if (val < 0)
@@ -1412,6 +1424,9 @@ int phy_ethtool_set_eee(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ethtool_eee *data)
 {
 	int val = ethtool_adv_to_mmd_eee_adv_t(data->advertised);
 
+	if (!phydev->drv)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	/* Mask prohibited EEE modes */
 	val &= ~phydev->eee_broken_modes;
 
@@ -1423,7 +1438,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_ethtool_set_eee);
 
 int phy_ethtool_set_wol(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 {
-	if (phydev->drv->set_wol)
+	if (phydev->drv && phydev->drv->set_wol)
 		return phydev->drv->set_wol(phydev, wol);
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -1432,7 +1447,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_ethtool_set_wol);
 
 void phy_ethtool_get_wol(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 {
-	if (phydev->drv->get_wol)
+	if (phydev->drv && phydev->drv->get_wol)
 		phydev->drv->get_wol(phydev, wol);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_ethtool_get_wol);
@@ -1468,6 +1483,9 @@ int phy_ethtool_nway_reset(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (!phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (!phydev->drv)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	return genphy_restart_aneg(phydev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_ethtool_nway_reset);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 8c8e15b8739d..daec6555f3b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ int phy_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	if (wol.wolopts)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	if (phydrv->suspend)
+	if (phydev->drv && phydrv->suspend)
 		ret = phydrv->suspend(phydev);
 
 	if (ret)
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ int phy_resume(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	struct phy_driver *phydrv = to_phy_driver(phydev->mdio.dev.driver);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (phydrv->resume)
+	if (phydev->drv && phydrv->resume)
 		ret = phydrv->resume(phydev);
 
 	if (ret)
@@ -1784,11 +1784,13 @@ static int phy_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev = to_phy_device(dev);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&phydev->state_queue);
+
 	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 	phydev->state = PHY_DOWN;
 	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
-	if (phydev->drv->remove)
+	if (phydev->drv && phydev->drv->remove)
 		phydev->drv->remove(phydev);
 	phydev->drv = NULL;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index d9bdf53e0514..772476028a65 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@ int phy_stop_interrupts(struct phy_device *phydev);
 
 static inline int phy_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+	if (!phydev->drv)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	return phydev->drv->read_status(phydev);
 }