diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index c984462fad2a26fa267faab7707181a19c1d1814..28f169f489da237a49f0dfd293e6463d5345922c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static int mtk_mdio_init(struct mtk_eth *eth)
 	return 0;
 
 err_free_bus:
-	kfree(eth->mii_bus);
+	mdiobus_free(eth->mii_bus);
 
 err_put_node:
 	of_node_put(mii_np);
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void mtk_mdio_cleanup(struct mtk_eth *eth)
 
 	mdiobus_unregister(eth->mii_bus);
 	of_node_put(eth->mii_bus->dev.of_node);
-	kfree(eth->mii_bus);
+	mdiobus_free(eth->mii_bus);
 }
 
 static inline void mtk_irq_disable(struct mtk_eth *eth, u32 mask)