diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
index 457c3bc8cfff..2e745bd51df4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
@@ -542,8 +542,10 @@ static int bcmgenet_mii_of_init(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
 	/* Make sure we initialize MoCA PHYs with a link down */
 	if (phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MOCA) {
 		phydev = of_phy_find_device(dn);
-		if (phydev)
+		if (phydev) {
 			phydev->link = 0;
+			put_device(&phydev->mdio.dev);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
index 53ef51e3bd9e..71a5ded9d1de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
@@ -1107,6 +1107,9 @@ int memac_free(struct fman_mac *memac)
 {
 	free_init_resources(memac);
 
+	if (memac->pcsphy)
+		put_device(&memac->pcsphy->mdio.dev);
+
 	kfree(memac->memac_drv_param);
 	kfree(memac);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
index 8fe6b3e253fa..736db9d9b0ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
@@ -892,6 +892,8 @@ static int mac_probe(struct platform_device *_of_dev)
 		priv->fixed_link->duplex = phy->duplex;
 		priv->fixed_link->pause = phy->pause;
 		priv->fixed_link->asym_pause = phy->asym_pause;
+
+		put_device(&phy->mdio.dev);
 	}
 
 	err = mac_dev->init(mac_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-phy.c
index da4e90db4d98..99a14df28b96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-phy.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ int emac_phy_config(struct platform_device *pdev, struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 
 		phy_np = of_parse_phandle(np, "phy-handle", 0);
 		adpt->phydev = of_phy_find_device(phy_np);
+		of_node_put(phy_np);
 	}
 
 	if (!adpt->phydev) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
index 4fede4b86538..57b35aeac51a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
@@ -711,6 +711,8 @@ static int emac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 err_undo_napi:
 	netif_napi_del(&adpt->rx_q.napi);
 err_undo_mdiobus:
+	if (!has_acpi_companion(&pdev->dev))
+		put_device(&adpt->phydev->mdio.dev);
 	mdiobus_unregister(adpt->mii_bus);
 err_undo_clocks:
 	emac_clks_teardown(adpt);
@@ -730,6 +732,8 @@ static int emac_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	emac_clks_teardown(adpt);
 
+	if (!has_acpi_companion(&pdev->dev))
+		put_device(&adpt->phydev->mdio.dev);
 	mdiobus_unregister(adpt->mii_bus);
 	free_netdev(netdev);
 
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index a6902c1e2f28..cb0091b99592 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ int dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *dev,
 		genphy_read_status(phydev);
 		if (ds->ops->adjust_link)
 			ds->ops->adjust_link(ds, port, phydev);
+
+		put_device(&phydev->mdio.dev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -509,8 +511,9 @@ void dsa_cpu_dsa_destroy(struct device_node *port_dn)
 	if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(port_dn)) {
 		phydev = of_phy_find_device(port_dn);
 		if (phydev) {
-			phy_device_free(phydev);
 			fixed_phy_unregister(phydev);
+			put_device(&phydev->mdio.dev);
+			phy_device_free(phydev);
 		}
 	}
 }