diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index aa39a068858e9..5aa083d9a6c9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -3468,6 +3468,9 @@ static int igb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	dev_pm_set_driver_flags(&pdev->dev, DPM_FLAG_NEVER_SKIP);
+
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	return 0;