diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_mdio.c
index e90e1f46121ef2e0fcacc1a1b3ec5b198b2df94d..64b4639f43b6bea6b0e69155a7cb7043a14abcc4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_mdio.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ int axienet_mdio_setup(struct axienet_local *lp, struct device_node *np)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Setting MDIO clock divisor to "
 		       "default %d\n", DEFAULT_CLOCK_DIVISOR);
 		clk_div = DEFAULT_CLOCK_DIVISOR;
+		of_node_put(np1);
 		goto issue;
 	}