diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index 2e59a8419b17..66b9cfe692fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ int __mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *bus, struct module *owner)
 	if (IS_ERR(gpiod)) {
 		dev_err(&bus->dev, "mii_bus %s couldn't get reset GPIO\n",
 			bus->id);
+		device_del(&bus->dev);
 		return PTR_ERR(gpiod);
 	} else	if (gpiod) {
 		bus->reset_gpiod = gpiod;