diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index c84392e52d9f..6cfbdff5aaf3 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 8a1d59d79fffdad4bb1b3b5d069da4c6c52db2e6
+refs/heads/master: b140504aa3903feaba6f6bc77a4478a944fc12d2
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c b/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
index cc23a589e40f..4941782358ef 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
@@ -508,9 +508,10 @@ static int smsc75xx_link_reset(struct usbnet *dev)
 	u16 lcladv, rmtadv;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* clear interrupt status */
+	/* read and write to clear phy interrupt status */
 	ret = smsc75xx_mdio_read(dev->net, mii->phy_id, PHY_INT_SRC);
 	check_warn_return(ret, "Error reading PHY_INT_SRC");
+	smsc75xx_mdio_write(dev->net, mii->phy_id, PHY_INT_SRC, 0xffff);
 
 	ret = smsc75xx_write_reg(dev, INT_STS, INT_STS_CLEAR_ALL);
 	check_warn_return(ret, "Error writing INT_STS");
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ static int smsc75xx_set_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev)
 
 static int smsc75xx_phy_initialize(struct usbnet *dev)
 {
-	int bmcr, timeout = 0;
+	int bmcr, ret, timeout = 0;
 
 	/* Initialize MII structure */
 	dev->mii.dev = dev->net;
@@ -672,9 +673,10 @@ static int smsc75xx_phy_initialize(struct usbnet *dev)
 		ADVERTISE_ALL | ADVERTISE_CSMA | ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP |
 		ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM);
 
-	/* read to clear */
-	smsc75xx_mdio_read(dev->net, dev->mii.phy_id, PHY_INT_SRC);
-	check_warn_return(bmcr, "Error reading PHY_INT_SRC");
+	/* read and write to clear phy interrupt status */
+	ret = smsc75xx_mdio_read(dev->net, dev->mii.phy_id, PHY_INT_SRC);
+	check_warn_return(ret, "Error reading PHY_INT_SRC");
+	smsc75xx_mdio_write(dev->net, dev->mii.phy_id, PHY_INT_SRC, 0xffff);
 
 	smsc75xx_mdio_write(dev->net, dev->mii.phy_id, PHY_INT_MASK,
 		PHY_INT_MASK_DEFAULT);