diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
index 0376a5e6b2bf9c0584e45bf2e34c6f5ee8608033..0b9829fe3eea7344886060d826730aa13e6eba3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ int stmmac_mdio_register(struct net_device *ndev)
 		goto bus_register_fail;
 	}
 
-	priv->mii = new_bus;
-
 	found = 0;
 	for (addr = 0; addr < PHY_MAX_ADDR; addr++) {
 		struct phy_device *phydev = new_bus->phy_map[addr];
@@ -237,8 +235,14 @@ int stmmac_mdio_register(struct net_device *ndev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!found)
+	if (!found) {
 		pr_warning("%s: No PHY found\n", ndev->name);
+		mdiobus_unregister(new_bus);
+		mdiobus_free(new_bus);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	priv->mii = new_bus;
 
 	return 0;