diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
index ac92bc52a85e..572ca3077f8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
@@ -479,7 +479,13 @@ int asix_mdio_read(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc)
 		usleep_range(1000, 1100);
 		ret = asix_read_cmd(dev, AX_CMD_STATMNGSTS_REG,
 				    0, 0, 1, &smsr, 0);
-	} while (!(smsr & AX_HOST_EN) && (i++ < 30) && (ret != -ENODEV));
+		if (ret == -ENODEV) {
+			break;
+		} else if (ret < 0) {
+			++i;
+			continue;
+		}
+	} while (!(smsr & AX_HOST_EN) && (i++ < 30));
 	if (ret == -ENODEV || ret == -ETIMEDOUT) {
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->phy_mutex);
 		return ret;