diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/dm9601.c b/drivers/net/usb/dm9601.c
index 04b281002a7..5dfed9297b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/dm9601.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/dm9601.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int dm_write_shared_word(struct usbnet *dev, int phy, u8 reg, __le16 valu
 		goto out;
 
 	dm_write_reg(dev, DM_SHARED_ADDR, phy ? (reg | 0x40) : reg);
-	dm_write_reg(dev, DM_SHARED_CTRL, phy ? 0x1c : 0x14);
+	dm_write_reg(dev, DM_SHARED_CTRL, phy ? 0x1a : 0x12);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < DM_TIMEOUT; i++) {
 		u8 tmp;