diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 309371abfe232300850e29137c6e885ebd2a403f..ffce528aa00e4a3a030af4dc283b8e04fa18237d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static int macb_mdiobus_register(struct macb *bp)
 	 * directly under the MAC node
 	 */
 	child = of_get_child_by_name(np, "mdio");
-	if (np) {
+	if (child) {
 		int ret = of_mdiobus_register(bp->mii_bus, child);
 
 		of_node_put(child);