diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-leds.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-leds.c
index 43ac68052baf..ef496e345a4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-leds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-leds.c
@@ -429,7 +429,8 @@ qca8k_parse_port_leds(struct qca8k_priv *priv, struct fwnode_handle *port, int p
 		init_data.fwnode = led;
 		init_data.devname_mandatory = true;
 		init_data.devicename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s:0%d",
-						 priv->internal_mdio_bus->id,
+						 priv->internal_mdio_bus ?
+						 priv->internal_mdio_bus->id : priv->bus->id,
 						 port_num);
 		if (!init_data.devicename) {
 			fwnode_handle_put(led);