diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index a7449984c7a68f01666d101e49b42a53105abd07..568dd07fc0524b6569782de92d834149765901ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -4428,6 +4428,18 @@ static bool tg3_test_and_report_link_chg(struct tg3 *tp, int curr_link_up)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static void tg3_clear_mac_status(struct tg3 *tp)
+{
+	tw32(MAC_EVENT, 0);
+
+	tw32_f(MAC_STATUS,
+	       MAC_STATUS_SYNC_CHANGED |
+	       MAC_STATUS_CFG_CHANGED |
+	       MAC_STATUS_MI_COMPLETION |
+	       MAC_STATUS_LNKSTATE_CHANGED);
+	udelay(40);
+}
+
 static int tg3_setup_copper_phy(struct tg3 *tp, int force_reset)
 {
 	int current_link_up;
@@ -4437,14 +4449,7 @@ static int tg3_setup_copper_phy(struct tg3 *tp, int force_reset)
 	u8 current_duplex;
 	int i, err;
 
-	tw32(MAC_EVENT, 0);
-
-	tw32_f(MAC_STATUS,
-	     (MAC_STATUS_SYNC_CHANGED |
-	      MAC_STATUS_CFG_CHANGED |
-	      MAC_STATUS_MI_COMPLETION |
-	      MAC_STATUS_LNKSTATE_CHANGED));
-	udelay(40);
+	tg3_clear_mac_status(tp);
 
 	if ((tp->mi_mode & MAC_MI_MODE_AUTO_POLL) != 0) {
 		tw32_f(MAC_MI_MODE,
@@ -5470,14 +5475,7 @@ static int tg3_setup_fiber_mii_phy(struct tg3 *tp, int force_reset)
 	tw32_f(MAC_MODE, tp->mac_mode);
 	udelay(40);
 
-	tw32(MAC_EVENT, 0);
-
-	tw32_f(MAC_STATUS,
-	     (MAC_STATUS_SYNC_CHANGED |
-	      MAC_STATUS_CFG_CHANGED |
-	      MAC_STATUS_MI_COMPLETION |
-	      MAC_STATUS_LNKSTATE_CHANGED));
-	udelay(40);
+	tg3_clear_mac_status(tp);
 
 	if (force_reset)
 		tg3_phy_reset(tp);