diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 0830d7bb7a00..f9efd0c8bab8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -3492,6 +3492,7 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_mdios_register(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
 	 */
 	child = of_get_child_by_name(np, "mdio");
 	err = mv88e6xxx_mdio_register(chip, child, false);
+	of_node_put(child);
 	if (err)
 		return err;