diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c b/target/linux/ath79/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
index f63e93f978a381..a253e8df9ef0c2 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static void ag71xx_sgmii_init_qca955x(struct device_node *np)
 			pr_err("ag71xx: max retries for SGMII fixup exceeded\n");
 			break;
 		}
-	} while (!(sgmii_status == 0xf || sgmii_status == 0x10));
+	} while (!(sgmii_status == 0x1f || sgmii_status == 0x10));
 
 sgmii_out:
 	iounmap(gmac_base);