diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
index b80c2dcfc908..9aa92076500a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "asix.h"
 
+#define AX_HOST_EN_RETRIES	30
+
 int asix_read_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value, u16 index,
 		  u16 size, void *data, int in_pm)
 {
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ static int asix_check_host_enable(struct usbnet *dev, int in_pm)
 	int i, ret;
 	u8 smsr;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 30; ++i) {
+	for (i = 0; i < AX_HOST_EN_RETRIES; ++i) {
 		ret = asix_set_sw_mii(dev, in_pm);
 		if (ret == -ENODEV || ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
 			break;
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ static int asix_check_host_enable(struct usbnet *dev, int in_pm)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return i >= AX_HOST_EN_RETRIES ? -ETIMEDOUT : ret;
 }
 
 static void reset_asix_rx_fixup_info(struct asix_rx_fixup_info *rx)