diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
index 9abe51710f22..21b607ab86f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
@@ -2011,7 +2011,11 @@ static int smsc75xx_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
 	ret = smsc75xx_enter_suspend0(dev);
 
 done:
-	if (ret)
+	/*
+	 * TODO: resume() might need to handle the suspend failure
+	 * in system sleep
+	 */
+	if (ret && PMSG_IS_AUTO(message))
 		usbnet_resume(intf);
 	return ret;
 }