diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c
index 13fbb68158c66..06e2af9387d7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ static int sun8i_dwmac_register_mdio_mux(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 
 	ret = mdio_mux_init(priv->device, mdio_mux, mdio_mux_syscon_switch_fn,
 			    &gmac->mux_handle, priv, priv->mii);
+	of_node_put(mdio_mux);
 	return ret;
 }