diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
index ac92bc52a85e..38cda590895c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
@@ -63,6 +63,29 @@ void asix_write_cmd_async(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value, u16 index,
 			       value, index, data, size);
 }
 
+static int asix_check_host_enable(struct usbnet *dev, int in_pm)
+{
+	int i, ret;
+	u8 smsr;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 30; ++i) {
+		ret = asix_set_sw_mii(dev, in_pm);
+		if (ret == -ENODEV || ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
+			break;
+		usleep_range(1000, 1100);
+		ret = asix_read_cmd(dev, AX_CMD_STATMNGSTS_REG,
+				    0, 0, 1, &smsr, in_pm);
+		if (ret == -ENODEV)
+			break;
+		else if (ret < 0)
+			continue;
+		else if (smsr & AX_HOST_EN)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void reset_asix_rx_fixup_info(struct asix_rx_fixup_info *rx)
 {
 	/* Reset the variables that have a lifetime outside of
@@ -467,19 +490,11 @@ int asix_mdio_read(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc)
 {
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	__le16 res;
-	u8 smsr;
-	int i = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->phy_mutex);
-	do {
-		ret = asix_set_sw_mii(dev, 0);
-		if (ret == -ENODEV || ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
-			break;
-		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));
+
+	ret = asix_check_host_enable(dev, 0);
 	if (ret == -ENODEV || ret == -ETIMEDOUT) {
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->phy_mutex);
 		return ret;
@@ -505,23 +520,14 @@ static int __asix_mdio_write(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc,
 {
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	__le16 res = cpu_to_le16(val);
-	u8 smsr;
-	int i = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	netdev_dbg(dev->net, "asix_mdio_write() phy_id=0x%02x, loc=0x%02x, val=0x%04x\n",
 			phy_id, loc, val);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->phy_mutex);
-	do {
-		ret = asix_set_sw_mii(dev, 0);
-		if (ret == -ENODEV)
-			break;
-		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));
 
+	ret = asix_check_host_enable(dev, 0);
 	if (ret == -ENODEV)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -561,19 +567,11 @@ int asix_mdio_read_nopm(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc)
 {
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	__le16 res;
-	u8 smsr;
-	int i = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->phy_mutex);
-	do {
-		ret = asix_set_sw_mii(dev, 1);
-		if (ret == -ENODEV || ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
-			break;
-		usleep_range(1000, 1100);
-		ret = asix_read_cmd(dev, AX_CMD_STATMNGSTS_REG,
-				    0, 0, 1, &smsr, 1);
-	} while (!(smsr & AX_HOST_EN) && (i++ < 30) && (ret != -ENODEV));
+
+	ret = asix_check_host_enable(dev, 1);
 	if (ret == -ENODEV || ret == -ETIMEDOUT) {
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->phy_mutex);
 		return ret;
@@ -595,22 +593,14 @@ asix_mdio_write_nopm(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc, int val)
 {
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	__le16 res = cpu_to_le16(val);
-	u8 smsr;
-	int i = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	netdev_dbg(dev->net, "asix_mdio_write() phy_id=0x%02x, loc=0x%02x, val=0x%04x\n",
 			phy_id, loc, val);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->phy_mutex);
-	do {
-		ret = asix_set_sw_mii(dev, 1);
-		if (ret == -ENODEV)
-			break;
-		usleep_range(1000, 1100);
-		ret = asix_read_cmd(dev, AX_CMD_STATMNGSTS_REG,
-				    0, 0, 1, &smsr, 1);
-	} while (!(smsr & AX_HOST_EN) && (i++ < 30) && (ret != -ENODEV));
+
+	ret = asix_check_host_enable(dev, 1);
 	if (ret == -ENODEV) {
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->phy_mutex);
 		return;