diff --git a/drivers/net/fsl_enetc_mdio.c b/drivers/net/fsl_enetc_mdio.c
index b4463a58a5..47257a6cf6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fsl_enetc_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fsl_enetc_mdio.c
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
 
 static void enetc_mdio_wait_bsy(struct enetc_mdio_priv *priv)
 {
-	while (enetc_read(priv, ENETC_MDIO_CFG) & ENETC_EMDIO_CFG_BSY)
+	int to = 10000;
+
+	while ((enetc_read(priv, ENETC_MDIO_CFG) & ENETC_EMDIO_CFG_BSY) &&
+	       --to)
 		cpu_relax();
+	if (!to)
+		printf("T");
 }
 
 int enetc_mdio_read_priv(struct enetc_mdio_priv *priv, int addr, int devad,