diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 2406ad4f880e7021ba8716c03bed4c1d2a01f042..67cd24312c1153f456a686be2747d36a4b772123 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -1013,56 +1013,34 @@ struct bb_info {
 	void (*set_gate)(void *addr);
 	struct mdiobb_ctrl ctrl;
 	void *addr;
-	u32 mmd_msk;/* MMD */
-	u32 mdo_msk;
-	u32 mdi_msk;
-	u32 mdc_msk;
 };
 
-/* PHY bit set */
-static void bb_set(void *addr, u32 msk)
+static void sh_mdio_ctrl(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, u32 mask, int set)
 {
-	iowrite32(ioread32(addr) | msk, addr);
-}
+	struct bb_info *bitbang = container_of(ctrl, struct bb_info, ctrl);
+	u32 pir;
 
-/* PHY bit clear */
-static void bb_clr(void *addr, u32 msk)
-{
-	iowrite32((ioread32(addr) & ~msk), addr);
-}
+	if (bitbang->set_gate)
+		bitbang->set_gate(bitbang->addr);
 
-/* PHY bit read */
-static int bb_read(void *addr, u32 msk)
-{
-	return (ioread32(addr) & msk) != 0;
+	pir = ioread32(bitbang->addr);
+	if (set)
+		pir |=  mask;
+	else
+		pir &= ~mask;
+	iowrite32(pir, bitbang->addr);
 }
 
 /* Data I/O pin control */
 static void sh_mmd_ctrl(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int bit)
 {
-	struct bb_info *bitbang = container_of(ctrl, struct bb_info, ctrl);
-
-	if (bitbang->set_gate)
-		bitbang->set_gate(bitbang->addr);
-
-	if (bit)
-		bb_set(bitbang->addr, bitbang->mmd_msk);
-	else
-		bb_clr(bitbang->addr, bitbang->mmd_msk);
+	sh_mdio_ctrl(ctrl, PIR_MMD, bit);
 }
 
 /* Set bit data*/
 static void sh_set_mdio(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int bit)
 {
-	struct bb_info *bitbang = container_of(ctrl, struct bb_info, ctrl);
-
-	if (bitbang->set_gate)
-		bitbang->set_gate(bitbang->addr);
-
-	if (bit)
-		bb_set(bitbang->addr, bitbang->mdo_msk);
-	else
-		bb_clr(bitbang->addr, bitbang->mdo_msk);
+	sh_mdio_ctrl(ctrl, PIR_MDO, bit);
 }
 
 /* Get bit data*/
@@ -1073,21 +1051,13 @@ static int sh_get_mdio(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl)
 	if (bitbang->set_gate)
 		bitbang->set_gate(bitbang->addr);
 
-	return bb_read(bitbang->addr, bitbang->mdi_msk);
+	return (ioread32(bitbang->addr) & PIR_MDI) != 0;
 }
 
 /* MDC pin control */
 static void sh_mdc_ctrl(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int bit)
 {
-	struct bb_info *bitbang = container_of(ctrl, struct bb_info, ctrl);
-
-	if (bitbang->set_gate)
-		bitbang->set_gate(bitbang->addr);
-
-	if (bit)
-		bb_set(bitbang->addr, bitbang->mdc_msk);
-	else
-		bb_clr(bitbang->addr, bitbang->mdc_msk);
+	sh_mdio_ctrl(ctrl, PIR_MDC, bit);
 }
 
 /* mdio bus control struct */
@@ -2899,10 +2869,6 @@ static int sh_mdio_init(struct sh_eth_private *mdp,
 	/* bitbang init */
 	bitbang->addr = mdp->addr + mdp->reg_offset[PIR];
 	bitbang->set_gate = pd->set_mdio_gate;
-	bitbang->mdi_msk = PIR_MDI;
-	bitbang->mdo_msk = PIR_MDO;
-	bitbang->mmd_msk = PIR_MMD;
-	bitbang->mdc_msk = PIR_MDC;
 	bitbang->ctrl.ops = &bb_ops;
 
 	/* MII controller setting */