diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
index 490d690..5d2108c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@
 		rgmii_get_mdio(dev->rgmii_dev, dev->rgmii_port);
 
 	/* Wait for management interface to become idle */
-	n = 10;
+	n = 20;
 	while (!emac_phy_done(dev, in_be32(&p->stacr))) {
 		udelay(1);
 		if (!--n) {
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@
 	out_be32(&p->stacr, r);
 
 	/* Wait for read to complete */
-	n = 100;
+	n = 200;
 	while (!emac_phy_done(dev, (r = in_be32(&p->stacr)))) {
 		udelay(1);
 		if (!--n) {
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
 		rgmii_get_mdio(dev->rgmii_dev, dev->rgmii_port);
 
 	/* Wait for management interface to be idle */
-	n = 10;
+	n = 20;
 	while (!emac_phy_done(dev, in_be32(&p->stacr))) {
 		udelay(1);
 		if (!--n) {
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@
 	out_be32(&p->stacr, r);
 
 	/* Wait for write to complete */
-	n = 100;
+	n = 200;
 	while (!emac_phy_done(dev, in_be32(&p->stacr))) {
 		udelay(1);
 		if (!--n) {