diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
index 519599480b15411c660fcbbfa6dc2e600fada179..77fa2cb03acaa99d71126a6d2c2d3d4729f4d534 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ static int xemaclite_of_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(dev,
 			"Cannot register network device, aborting\n");
-		goto error;
+		goto put_node;
 	}
 
 	dev_info(dev,
@@ -1191,6 +1191,8 @@ static int xemaclite_of_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 		 (unsigned long __force)ndev->mem_start, lp->base_addr, ndev->irq);
 	return 0;
 
+put_node:
+	of_node_put(lp->phy_node);
 error:
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 	return rc;