diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
index 796e9c7857d09..510822d6d0d90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ static int of_mdiobus_register_device(struct mii_bus *mdio,
 	/* All data is now stored in the mdiodev struct; register it. */
 	rc = mdio_device_register(mdiodev);
 	if (rc) {
+		device_set_node(&mdiodev->dev, NULL);
+		fwnode_handle_put(fwnode);
 		mdio_device_free(mdiodev);
-		of_node_put(child);
 		return rc;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c
index 250742ffdfd91..044828d081d22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 
 void mdio_device_free(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdio_device_free);
 
 static void mdio_device_release(struct device *dev)
 {
+	fwnode_handle_put(dev->fwnode);
 	kfree(to_mdio_device(dev));
 }