diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 92c62864b07d..707cd28202a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -2343,12 +2343,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_aneg_done);
  */
 int genphy_update_link(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	int status = 0, bmcr;
+	int status = 0, bmcr, i;
 
 	bmcr = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
 	if (bmcr < 0)
 		return bmcr;
 
+
 	/* Autoneg is being started, therefore disregard BMSR value and
 	 * report link as down.
 	 */
@@ -2369,9 +2370,19 @@ int genphy_update_link(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	}
 
 	/* Read link and autonegotiation status */
-	status = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMSR);
-	if (status < 0)
-		return status;
+	for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+		status = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMSR);
+		if (status < 0)
+			return status;
+
+		if (status & BMSR_LSTATUS)
+			break;
+
+		cpu_relax();
+	}
+	if (status & BMSR_LSTATUS)
+		if (i >= 1)
+			phydev_info(phydev, "link up after multiple reads: %di\n", i);
 done:
 	phydev->link = status & BMSR_LSTATUS ? 1 : 0;
 	phydev->autoneg_complete = status & BMSR_ANEGCOMPLETE ? 1 : 0;