diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
index 2757c7d6e633..e4e47088e26b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ static inline int wait_for_user_access(struct davinci_mdio_data *data)
 		__davinci_mdio_reset(data);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
+
+	reg = __raw_readl(&regs->user[0].access);
+	if ((reg & USERACCESS_GO) == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	dev_err(data->dev, "timed out waiting for user access\n");
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }