diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun8i-emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun8i-emac.
index 23b5e98..8e126f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun8i-emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun8i-emac.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * - Jumbo frame
  * - features rx-all
  */
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
@@ -895,9 +896,14 @@ static int sun8i_emac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
        /*TODO err = readl_poll_timeout(priv->base + SUN8I_EMAC_BASIC_CTL1, v,
                                 !(v & 0x01), 100, 10000);*/
        /* wait for reset to be ended */
+       int t = 0;
        do {
                v = readl(priv->base + SUN8I_EMAC_BASIC_CTL1);
+               msleep(10);
+               t++;
        } while ((v & 0x01) != 0 && timeout++ < 50);
+
+       pr_info("%s: retry: %d\n", __func__, t);
        if (timeout >= 50) {
                dev_err(priv->dev, "EMAC reset timeout\n");
                err = -EFAULT;