diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index a585faf8b844..3b8f6b0b47b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1059,18 +1059,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_disconnect);
 static int phy_poll_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	/* Poll until the reset bit clears (50ms per retry == 0.6 sec) */
-	unsigned int retries = 12;
-	int ret;
-
-	do {
-		msleep(50);
-		ret = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-	} while (ret & BMCR_RESET && --retries);
-	if (ret & BMCR_RESET)
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	int ret, val;
 
+	ret = phy_read_poll_timeout(phydev, MII_BMCR, val, !(val & BMCR_RESET),
+				    50000, 600000, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 	/* Some chips (smsc911x) may still need up to another 1ms after the
 	 * BMCR_RESET bit is cleared before they are usable.
 	 */