diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/lan937x_main.c b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/lan937x_main.c
index 9b6760b1e5723..3e83f8ca0f09a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/lan937x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/lan937x_main.c
@@ -238,8 +238,10 @@ static int lan937x_mdio_register(struct ksz_device *dev)
 	ds->slave_mii_bus = bus;
 
 	ret = lan937x_irq_phy_setup(dev);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		of_node_put(mdio_np);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	ret = devm_of_mdiobus_register(ds->dev, bus, mdio_np);
 	if (ret) {