diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
index af8b8fc39eb2..2757c7d6e633 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct davinci_mdio_regs {
 	u32	control;
 #define CONTROL_IDLE		BIT(31)
 #define CONTROL_ENABLE		BIT(30)
-#define CONTROL_MAX_DIV		(0xff)
+#define CONTROL_MAX_DIV		(0xffff)
 
 	u32	alive;
 	u32	link;