diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
index 62fa136554ac29a49074e5f176b3fc9ac8d37042..41b01064510098c00a66d86bb49cf2f3fe02f9c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
@@ -1265,7 +1265,6 @@ static int ethoc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		if (priv->mdio) {
 			mdiobus_unregister(priv->mdio);
-			kfree(priv->mdio->irq);
 			mdiobus_free(priv->mdio);
 		}
 		if (priv->clk)