diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 3f4e71148808..fd206889a433 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -3690,7 +3690,7 @@ static noinline void gfar_update_link_state(struct gfar_private *priv)
 		u32 tempval1 = gfar_read(&regs->maccfg1);
 		u32 tempval = gfar_read(&regs->maccfg2);
 		u32 ecntrl = gfar_read(&regs->ecntrl);
-		u32 tx_flow_oldval = (tempval & MACCFG1_TX_FLOW);
+		u32 tx_flow_oldval = (tempval1 & MACCFG1_TX_FLOW);
 
 		if (phydev->duplex != priv->oldduplex) {
 			if (!(phydev->duplex))