diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index fca4c6a5ba24..4b284d7153e6 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 8ffb335e8d696affc04f963bf73ce2196f80edb9
+refs/heads/master: 024a07bacf8287a6ddfa83e9d5b951c5e8b4070e
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c b/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 217e709bda3e..03a8318d90a2 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -559,6 +559,11 @@ static void mdio_write(void __iomem *ioaddr, int reg_addr, int value)
 			break;
 		udelay(25);
 	}
+	/*
+	 * Some configurations require a small delay even after the write
+	 * completed indication or the next write might fail.
+	 */
+	udelay(25);
 }
 
 static int mdio_read(void __iomem *ioaddr, int reg_addr)