diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 58ca684d73f7..659f29582406 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -3399,7 +3399,7 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_mdio_register(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	bus = devm_mdiobus_alloc_size(chip->dev, sizeof(*mdio_bus));
+	bus = mdiobus_alloc_size(sizeof(*mdio_bus));
 	if (!bus)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -3424,14 +3424,14 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_mdio_register(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
 	if (!external) {
 		err = mv88e6xxx_g2_irq_mdio_setup(chip, bus);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	err = of_mdiobus_register(bus, np);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(chip->dev, "Cannot register MDIO bus (%d)\n", err);
 		mv88e6xxx_g2_irq_mdio_free(chip, bus);
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (external)
@@ -3440,6 +3440,10 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_mdio_register(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
 		list_add(&mdio_bus->list, &chip->mdios);
 
 	return 0;
+
+out:
+	mdiobus_free(bus);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void mv88e6xxx_mdios_unregister(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
@@ -3455,6 +3459,7 @@ static void mv88e6xxx_mdios_unregister(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 			mv88e6xxx_g2_irq_mdio_free(chip, bus);
 
 		mdiobus_unregister(bus);
+		mdiobus_free(bus);
 	}
 }