diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
index 74e56b3fba11..c47f0dbcebb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
@@ -459,15 +459,12 @@ static int davinci_mdio_suspend(struct device *dev)
 static int davinci_mdio_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct davinci_mdio_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	u32 ctrl;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(data->dev);
 
 	spin_lock(&data->lock);
 	/* restart the scan state machine */
-	ctrl = __raw_readl(&data->regs->control);
-	ctrl |= CONTROL_ENABLE;
-	__raw_writel(ctrl, &data->regs->control);
+	__davinci_mdio_reset(data);
 
 	data->suspended = false;
 	spin_unlock(&data->lock);