diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 9840a10d07c6..8f8e55ea7f85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -3066,6 +3066,7 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			goto failed_irq;
 	}
 
+	init_completion(&fep->mdio_done);
 	ret = fec_enet_mii_init(pdev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto failed_mii_init;