diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index ba7cfc089516..6e74965d26a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -3423,7 +3423,10 @@ static void r8153_init(struct r8152 *tp)
 		if (ocp_read_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_BOOT_CTRL) &
 		    AUTOLOAD_DONE)
 			break;
+
 		msleep(20);
+		if (test_bit(RTL8152_UNPLUG, &tp->flags))
+			break;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 500; i++) {
@@ -3447,7 +3450,10 @@ static void r8153_init(struct r8152 *tp)
 		ocp_data = ocp_reg_read(tp, OCP_PHY_STATUS) & PHY_STAT_MASK;
 		if (ocp_data == PHY_STAT_LAN_ON)
 			break;
+
 		msleep(20);
+		if (test_bit(RTL8152_UNPLUG, &tp->flags))
+			break;
 	}
 
 	usb_disable_lpm(tp->udev);