diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux.c b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux.c
index 110e4ee85785..5b37284f54d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ int mdio_mux_init(struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	dev_err(dev, "Error: No acceptable child buses found\n");
-	devm_kfree(dev, pb);
 err_pb_kz:
 	put_device(&parent_bus->dev);
 err_parent_bus: