diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index f012cc62eff3..7e412d1168ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -2799,7 +2799,8 @@ void e1000e_reset(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	e1000e_reset_adaptive(hw);
 	e1000_get_phy_info(hw);
 
-	if (!(adapter->flags & FLAG_SMART_POWER_DOWN)) {
+	if ((adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_SMART_POWER_DOWN) &&
+	    !(adapter->flags & FLAG_SMART_POWER_DOWN)) {
 		u16 phy_data = 0;
 		/*
 		 * speed up time to link by disabling smart power down, ignore