diff --git a/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c b/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
index 1ba9f0ee6f94..dbda168e501b 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static u16 ssb_pcie_mdio_read(struct ssb_pcicore *pc, u8 device, u8 address)
 	pcicore_write32(pc, mdio_data, v);
 	/* Wait for the device to complete the transaction */
 	udelay(10);
-	for (i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < max_retries; i++) {
 		v = pcicore_read32(pc, mdio_control);
 		if (v & 0x100 /* Trans complete */) {
 			udelay(10);