diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 606fb76982fe235925f3c28ad03a53dbcef9bd25..29edaa4c6afa5889dee5a59bc4d672af3c454530 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -1675,33 +1675,24 @@ static void rtl_link_chg_patch(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	}
 }
 
-static void __rtl8169_check_link_status(struct net_device *dev,
-					struct rtl8169_private *tp,
-					void __iomem *ioaddr, bool pm)
+static void rtl8169_check_link_status(struct net_device *dev,
+				      struct rtl8169_private *tp,
+				      void __iomem *ioaddr)
 {
 	if (tp->link_ok(ioaddr)) {
 		rtl_link_chg_patch(tp);
 		/* This is to cancel a scheduled suspend if there's one. */
-		if (pm)
-			pm_request_resume(&tp->pci_dev->dev);
+		pm_request_resume(&tp->pci_dev->dev);
 		netif_carrier_on(dev);
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			netif_info(tp, ifup, dev, "link up\n");
 	} else {
 		netif_carrier_off(dev);
 		netif_info(tp, ifdown, dev, "link down\n");
-		if (pm)
-			pm_schedule_suspend(&tp->pci_dev->dev, 5000);
+		pm_schedule_suspend(&tp->pci_dev->dev, 10000);
 	}
 }
 
-static void rtl8169_check_link_status(struct net_device *dev,
-				      struct rtl8169_private *tp,
-				      void __iomem *ioaddr)
-{
-	__rtl8169_check_link_status(dev, tp, ioaddr, false);
-}
-
 #define WAKE_ANY (WAKE_PHY | WAKE_MAGIC | WAKE_UCAST | WAKE_BCAST | WAKE_MCAST)
 
 static u32 __rtl8169_get_wol(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -7746,7 +7737,7 @@ static void rtl_slow_event_work(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 		rtl8169_pcierr_interrupt(dev);
 
 	if (status & LinkChg)
-		__rtl8169_check_link_status(dev, tp, tp->mmio_addr, true);
+		rtl8169_check_link_status(dev, tp, tp->mmio_addr);
 
 	rtl_irq_enable_all(tp);
 }