diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
index 3494ad854cf61..a514e6c78c385 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
@@ -505,26 +505,34 @@ static int gswip_mdio_rd(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int reg)
 	return gswip_mdio_r(priv, GSWIP_MDIO_READ);
 }
 
-static int gswip_mdio(struct gswip_priv *priv, struct device_node *mdio_np)
+static int gswip_mdio(struct gswip_priv *priv)
 {
-	struct dsa_switch *ds = priv->ds;
+	struct device_node *mdio_np, *switch_np = priv->dev->of_node;
+	struct device *dev = priv->dev;
+	struct mii_bus *bus;
 	int err;
 
-	ds->user_mii_bus = mdiobus_alloc();
-	if (!ds->user_mii_bus)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	mdio_np = of_get_compatible_child(switch_np, "lantiq,xrx200-mdio");
+	if (!mdio_np)
+		return 0;
 
-	ds->user_mii_bus->priv = priv;
-	ds->user_mii_bus->read = gswip_mdio_rd;
-	ds->user_mii_bus->write = gswip_mdio_wr;
-	ds->user_mii_bus->name = "lantiq,xrx200-mdio";
-	snprintf(ds->user_mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%s-mii",
-		 dev_name(priv->dev));
-	ds->user_mii_bus->parent = priv->dev;
+	bus = devm_mdiobus_alloc(dev);
+	if (!bus) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_put_node;
+	}
 
-	err = of_mdiobus_register(ds->user_mii_bus, mdio_np);
-	if (err)
-		mdiobus_free(ds->user_mii_bus);
+	bus->priv = priv;
+	bus->read = gswip_mdio_rd;
+	bus->write = gswip_mdio_wr;
+	bus->name = "lantiq,xrx200-mdio";
+	snprintf(bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%s-mii", dev_name(priv->dev));
+	bus->parent = priv->dev;
+
+	err = devm_of_mdiobus_register(dev, bus, mdio_np);
+
+out_put_node:
+	of_node_put(mdio_np);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2093,9 +2101,9 @@ static int gswip_gphy_fw_list(struct gswip_priv *priv,
 
 static int gswip_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct gswip_priv *priv;
-	struct device_node *np, *mdio_np, *gphy_fw_np;
+	struct device_node *np, *gphy_fw_np;
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+	struct gswip_priv *priv;
 	int err;
 	int i;
 	u32 version;
@@ -2162,19 +2170,16 @@ static int gswip_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* bring up the mdio bus */
-	mdio_np = of_get_compatible_child(dev->of_node, "lantiq,xrx200-mdio");
-	if (mdio_np) {
-		err = gswip_mdio(priv, mdio_np);
-		if (err) {
-			dev_err(dev, "mdio probe failed\n");
-			goto put_mdio_node;
-		}
+	err = gswip_mdio(priv);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(dev, "mdio probe failed\n");
+		goto gphy_fw_remove;
 	}
 
 	err = dsa_register_switch(priv->ds);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(dev, "dsa switch register failed: %i\n", err);
-		goto mdio_bus;
+		goto gphy_fw_remove;
 	}
 	if (!dsa_is_cpu_port(priv->ds, priv->hw_info->cpu_port)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "wrong CPU port defined, HW only supports port: %i",
@@ -2193,13 +2198,7 @@ static int gswip_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 disable_switch:
 	gswip_mdio_mask(priv, GSWIP_MDIO_GLOB_ENABLE, 0, GSWIP_MDIO_GLOB);
 	dsa_unregister_switch(priv->ds);
-mdio_bus:
-	if (mdio_np) {
-		mdiobus_unregister(priv->ds->user_mii_bus);
-		mdiobus_free(priv->ds->user_mii_bus);
-	}
-put_mdio_node:
-	of_node_put(mdio_np);
+gphy_fw_remove:
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_gphy_fw; i++)
 		gswip_gphy_fw_remove(priv, &priv->gphy_fw[i]);
 	return err;
@@ -2218,12 +2217,6 @@ static void gswip_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dsa_unregister_switch(priv->ds);
 
-	if (priv->ds->user_mii_bus) {
-		mdiobus_unregister(priv->ds->user_mii_bus);
-		of_node_put(priv->ds->user_mii_bus->dev.of_node);
-		mdiobus_free(priv->ds->user_mii_bus);
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_gphy_fw; i++)
 		gswip_gphy_fw_remove(priv, &priv->gphy_fw[i]);
 }