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