diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
index c3c1195021a2b72101f9a8aaa0fd0f58a15e561c..eeeaa1034db92832b4d2e121f757adbe52f268f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ static int altera_tse_mdio_create(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int id)
 	mdio = mdiobus_alloc();
 	if (mdio == NULL) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "Error allocating MDIO bus\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto put_node;
 	}
 
 	mdio->name = ALTERA_TSE_RESOURCE_NAME;
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ static int altera_tse_mdio_create(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int id)
 			   mdio->id);
 		goto out_free_mdio;
 	}
+	of_node_put(mdio_node);
 
 	if (netif_msg_drv(priv))
 		netdev_info(dev, "MDIO bus %s: created\n", mdio->id);
@@ -200,6 +202,8 @@ static int altera_tse_mdio_create(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int id)
 out_free_mdio:
 	mdiobus_free(mdio);
 	mdio = NULL;
+put_node:
+	of_node_put(mdio_node);
 	return ret;
 }