diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index d504aa98e078..2252cc1bba12 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 87aeec767e1de60d7f76abbb44df5372b0932b7b
+refs/heads/master: 908ba2bfd22253f26fa910cd855e4ccffb1467d0
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c b/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 2b54389c8f57..4748c21eb72e 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -2826,8 +2826,13 @@ static void rtl_rar_set(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u8 *addr)
 	spin_lock_irq(&tp->lock);
 
 	RTL_W8(Cfg9346, Cfg9346_Unlock);
+
 	RTL_W32(MAC4, high);
+	RTL_R32(MAC4);
+
 	RTL_W32(MAC0, low);
+	RTL_R32(MAC0);
+
 	RTL_W8(Cfg9346, Cfg9346_Lock);
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&tp->lock);