diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-aspeed.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-aspeed.c
index cad820568f75..966c3b4ad59d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-aspeed.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-aspeed.c
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ static int aspeed_mdio_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int regnum)
 
 	iowrite32(ctrl, ctx->base + ASPEED_MDIO_CTRL);
 
+	rc = readl_poll_timeout(ctx->base + ASPEED_MDIO_CTRL, ctrl,
+				!(ctrl & ASPEED_MDIO_CTRL_FIRE),
+				ASPEED_MDIO_INTERVAL_US,
+				ASPEED_MDIO_TIMEOUT_US);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+
 	rc = readl_poll_timeout(ctx->base + ASPEED_MDIO_DATA, data,
 				data & ASPEED_MDIO_DATA_IDLE,
 				ASPEED_MDIO_INTERVAL_US,