diff --git a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
index 8f4648383fb2..5a3145a02547 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ struct phy_device *of_phy_find_device(struct device_node *phy_np)
 		mdiodev = to_mdio_device(d);
 		if (mdiodev->flags & MDIO_DEVICE_FLAG_PHY)
 			return to_phy_device(d);
+		put_device(d);
 	}
 
 	return NULL;