1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
index ad3cbc91a8fa..af8f60ca0f57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
@@ -1680,6 +1680,7 @@ static int smsc911x_eeprom_write_location(struct smsc911x_data *pdata,
                                           u8 address, u8 data)
 {
         u32 op = E2P_CMD_EPC_CMD_ERASE_ | address;
+        u32 temp;
         int ret;
 
         SMSC_TRACE(DRV, "address 0x%x, data 0x%x", address, data);
@@ -1688,6 +1689,10 @@ static int smsc911x_eeprom_write_location(struct smsc911x_data *pdata,
         if (!ret) {
                 op = E2P_CMD_EPC_CMD_WRITE_ | address;
                 smsc911x_reg_write(pdata, E2P_DATA, (u32)data);
+
+                /* Workaround for hardware read-after-write restriction */
+                temp = smsc911x_reg_read(pdata, BYTE_TEST);
+
                 ret = smsc911x_eeprom_send_cmd(pdata, op);
         }