1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
index d8453946bff8..994401fd0664 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
@@ -1531,7 +1531,12 @@ s32 e1000e_phy_has_link_generic(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 iterations,
                  */
                 ret_val = e1e_rphy(hw, PHY_STATUS, &phy_status);
                 if (ret_val)
-                        break;
+                        /*
+                         * If the first read fails, another entity may have
+                         * ownership of the resources, wait and try again to
+                         * see if they have relinquished the resources yet.
+                         */
+                        udelay(usec_interval);
                 ret_val = e1e_rphy(hw, PHY_STATUS, &phy_status);
                 if (ret_val)
                         break;