diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 18d83d8d7f747fd0d2d680bd3fe7903a40fcb6e0..db9360cd861cf6cc9e7c2624deaaf288b22fed64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1871,6 +1871,10 @@ static int cpsw_probe_dt(struct cpsw_platform_data *data,
 		mdio_node = of_find_node_by_phandle(be32_to_cpup(parp));
 		phyid = be32_to_cpup(parp+1);
 		mdio = of_find_device_by_node(mdio_node);
+		if (!mdio) {
+			pr_err("Missing mdio platform device\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		snprintf(slave_data->phy_id, sizeof(slave_data->phy_id),
 			 PHY_ID_FMT, mdio->name, phyid);