diff --git a/drivers/net/s6gmac.c b/drivers/net/s6gmac.c
index 5345e47b35ac9c19ea11198810b442af6f5ecae8..4525cbe8dd69c0dd2585568eb28555b6ff2205b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/s6gmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/s6gmac.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ static inline int s6gmac_phy_start(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct s6gmac *pd = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int i = 0;
 	struct phy_device *p = NULL;
-	while ((!(p = pd->mii.bus->phy_map[i])) && (i < PHY_MAX_ADDR))
+	while ((i < PHY_MAX_ADDR) && (!(p = pd->mii.bus->phy_map[i])))
 		i++;
 	p = phy_connect(dev, dev_name(&p->dev), &s6gmac_adjust_link, 0,
 			PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII);