diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 412d1cf4fa66..6392b5248cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -612,6 +612,8 @@ void phylink_destroy(struct phylink *pl)
 {
 	if (pl->sfp_bus)
 		sfp_unregister_upstream(pl->sfp_bus);
+	if (!IS_ERR(pl->link_gpio))
+		gpiod_put(pl->link_gpio);
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&pl->resolve);
 	kfree(pl);