reg_read(ohci, OHCI1394_Version);
 }
 
-static int ohci_update_phy_reg(struct fw_card *card, int addr,
-                              int clear_bits, int set_bits)
+static int read_phy_reg(struct fw_card *card, int addr, u32 *value)
 {
        struct fw_ohci *ohci = fw_ohci(card);
-       u32 val, old;
+       u32 val;
 
        reg_write(ohci, OHCI1394_PhyControl, OHCI1394_PhyControl_Read(addr));
        flush_writes(ohci);
        msleep(2);
        val = reg_read(ohci, OHCI1394_PhyControl);
        if ((val & OHCI1394_PhyControl_ReadDone) == 0) {
-               fw_error("failed to set phy reg bits.\n");
+               fw_error("failed to read phy reg bits\n");
                return -EBUSY;
        }
 
-       old = OHCI1394_PhyControl_ReadData(val);
+       *value = OHCI1394_PhyControl_ReadData(val);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int ohci_update_phy_reg(struct fw_card *card, int addr,
+                              int clear_bits, int set_bits)
+{
+       struct fw_ohci *ohci = fw_ohci(card);
+       u32 old;
+       int err;
+
+       err = read_phy_reg(card, addr, &old);
+       if (err < 0)
+               return err;
+
        old = (old & ~clear_bits) | set_bits;
        reg_write(ohci, OHCI1394_PhyControl,
                  OHCI1394_PhyControl_Write(addr, old));