--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bitbang.c
++++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bitbang.c
+@@ -165,16 +165,7 @@ static int mdiobb_read(struct mii_bus *b
+
+ ctrl->ops->set_mdio_dir(ctrl, 0);
+
+- /* check the turnaround bit: the PHY should be driving it to zero */
+- if (mdiobb_get_bit(ctrl) != 0) {
+- /* PHY didn't drive TA low -- flush any bits it
+- * may be trying to send.
+- */
+- for (i = 0; i < 32; i++)
+- mdiobb_get_bit(ctrl);
+-
+- return 0xffff;
+- }
++ mdiobb_get_bit(ctrl);
+
+ ret = mdiobb_get_num(ctrl, 16);
+ mdiobb_get_bit(ctrl);