diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 271bb5862346..b349e6f36ea7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ static int fec_enet_mdio_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int mii_id, int regnum)
 		return ret;
 
 	fep->mii_timeout = 0;
-	init_completion(&fep->mdio_done);
+	reinit_completion(&fep->mdio_done);
 
 	/* start a read op */
 	writel(FEC_MMFR_ST | FEC_MMFR_OP_READ |
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ static int fec_enet_mdio_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int mii_id, int regnum,
 		return ret;
 
 	fep->mii_timeout = 0;
-	init_completion(&fep->mdio_done);
+	reinit_completion(&fep->mdio_done);
 
 	/* start a write op */
 	writel(FEC_MMFR_ST | FEC_MMFR_OP_WRITE |