diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_phy.c
index 6f899e48f51d..a4889c52e00e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_phy.c
@@ -79,12 +79,14 @@ int spl2sw_phy_connect(struct spl2sw_common *comm)
 void spl2sw_phy_remove(struct spl2sw_common *comm)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev;
+	struct spl2sw_mac *mac;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NETDEV_NUM; i++)
 		if (comm->ndev[i]) {
 			ndev = comm->ndev[i];
-			if (ndev)
-				phy_disconnect(ndev->phydev);
+			mac = netdev_priv(ndev);
+			phy_disconnect(ndev->phydev);
+			of_node_put(mac->phy_node);
 		}
 }