diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/Kconfig.nxp_enet b/drivers/ethernet/Kconfig.nxp_enet
index 953ce84d51233..538543fb96bcb 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/Kconfig.nxp_enet
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/Kconfig.nxp_enet
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ config ETH_NXP_ENET
 	depends on DT_HAS_NXP_ENET_MAC_ENABLED
 	select NOCACHE_MEMORY if CPU_HAS_DCACHE
 	select ARM_MPU if CPU_CORTEX_M7
-	select NET_POWER_MANAGEMENT if (PM_DEVICE && SOC_FAMILY_KINETIS)
+	imply NET_POWER_MANAGEMENT
 	select ETH_DSA_SUPPORT_DEPRECATED
 	select PINCTRL
 	select HWINFO if $(dt_compat_any_has_prop,$(DT_COMPAT_NXP_ENET_MAC),$(DT_NXP_UNIQUE_MAC_PROP),True)
diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet.c
index a19b3ec3f7ebb..40b2d69f4b237 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet.c
@@ -799,14 +799,11 @@ static int eth_nxp_enet_device_pm_action(const struct device *dev, enum pm_devic
 			return ret;
 		}
 
-		ENET_Reset(data->base);
-		ENET_Down(data->base);
-		clock_control_off(config->clock_dev, (clock_control_subsys_t)config->clock_subsys);
+		ENET_EnableSleepMode(data->base, true);
 	} else if (action == PM_DEVICE_ACTION_RESUME) {
 		LOG_DBG("Resuming");
 
-		clock_control_on(config->clock_dev, (clock_control_subsys_t)config->clock_subsys);
-		eth_nxp_enet_init(dev);
+		ENET_EnableSleepMode(data->base, false);
 		net_if_resume(data->iface);
 	} else {
 		return -ENOTSUP;