diff --git a/drivers/bcma/driver_pci.c b/drivers/bcma/driver_pci.c
index b98b835..e757e4e 100644
--- a/drivers/bcma/driver_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/driver_pci.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 	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);