diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index aaa01da16b42..dfa0bbe100d6 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f8dd064ee1bd62ef2cdb398cb9cdc8a8f112cb28
+refs/heads/master: a16dda0e67cea666fb7eb708ab1199892c4a1a13
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index ea5daf6efa09..0a46b45f21dd 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,6 @@ bnx2_setup_copper_phy(struct bnx2 *bp)
 	}
 	if (new_bmcr != bmcr) {
 		u32 bmsr;
-		int i = 0;
 
 		bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
 		bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
@@ -1167,12 +1166,12 @@ bnx2_setup_copper_phy(struct bnx2 *bp)
 		if (bmsr & BMSR_LSTATUS) {
 			/* Force link down */
 			bnx2_write_phy(bp, MII_BMCR, BMCR_LOOPBACK);
-			do {
-				udelay(100);
-				bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
-				bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
-				i++;
-			} while ((bmsr & BMSR_LSTATUS) && (i < 620));
+			spin_unlock_bh(&bp->phy_lock);
+			msleep(50);
+			spin_lock_bh(&bp->phy_lock);
+
+			bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
+			bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
 		}
 
 		bnx2_write_phy(bp, MII_BMCR, new_bmcr);