diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 33e96176e4d82167a2d62a51f1f1eb5d711f7375..c87862812ead7820e548fe22d482b304d76c2d4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -2220,6 +2220,7 @@ static void sh_eth_tsu_init(struct sh_eth_private *mdp)
 /* MDIO bus release function */
 static int sh_mdio_release(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
+	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct mii_bus *bus = dev_get_drvdata(&ndev->dev);
 
 	/* unregister mdio bus */
@@ -2234,6 +2235,9 @@ static int sh_mdio_release(struct net_device *ndev)
 	/* free bitbang info */
 	free_mdio_bitbang(bus);
 
+	/* free bitbang memory */
+	kfree(mdp->bitbang);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2262,6 +2266,7 @@ static int sh_mdio_init(struct net_device *ndev, int id,
 	bitbang->ctrl.ops = &bb_ops;
 
 	/* MII controller setting */
+	mdp->bitbang = bitbang;
 	mdp->mii_bus = alloc_mdio_bitbang(&bitbang->ctrl);
 	if (!mdp->mii_bus) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h
index bae84fd2e73a7419504d8b29b195c0a118711b8a..e6655678458e5984fee032c6593e719a631d9c42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ struct sh_eth_private {
 	const u16 *reg_offset;
 	void __iomem *addr;
 	void __iomem *tsu_addr;
+	struct bb_info *bitbang;
 	u32 num_rx_ring;
 	u32 num_tx_ring;
 	dma_addr_t rx_desc_dma;