diff --git a/drivers/net/sis900.c b/drivers/net/sis900.c
index fb2b530516358684939212d47be8a8b0e6b25453..b3750f28427926d29e101b5a0bbd5f58a619e3e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sis900.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sis900.c
@@ -968,10 +968,10 @@ static void mdio_write(struct net_device *net_dev, int phy_id, int location,
 
 static u16 sis900_reset_phy(struct net_device *net_dev, int phy_addr)
 {
-	int i = 0;
+	int i;
 	u16 status;
 
-	while (i++ < 2)
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 		status = mdio_read(net_dev, phy_addr, MII_STATUS);
 
 	mdio_write( net_dev, phy_addr, MII_CONTROL, MII_CNTL_RESET );
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ static void sis900_auto_negotiate(struct net_device *net_dev, int phy_addr)
 	int i = 0;
 	u32 status;
 
-	while (i++ < 2)
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 		status = mdio_read(net_dev, phy_addr, MII_STATUS);
 
 	if (!(status & MII_STAT_LINK)){
@@ -1466,9 +1466,9 @@ static void sis900_read_mode(struct net_device *net_dev, int *speed, int *duplex
 	int phy_addr = sis_priv->cur_phy;
 	u32 status;
 	u16 autoadv, autorec;
-	int i = 0;
+	int i;
 
-	while (i++ < 2)
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 		status = mdio_read(net_dev, phy_addr, MII_STATUS);
 
 	if (!(status & MII_STAT_LINK))