diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux.c b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux.c
index 5b37284f54d6..13035e2685c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-mux.c
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ out:
 
 static int parent_count;
 
+static void mdio_mux_uninit_children(struct mdio_mux_parent_bus *pb)
+{
+	struct mdio_mux_child_bus *cb = pb->children;
+
+	while (cb) {
+		mdiobus_unregister(cb->mii_bus);
+		mdiobus_free(cb->mii_bus);
+		cb = cb->next;
+	}
+}
+
 int mdio_mux_init(struct device *dev,
 		  struct device_node *mux_node,
 		  int (*switch_fn)(int cur, int desired, void *data),
@@ -144,7 +155,7 @@ int mdio_mux_init(struct device *dev,
 		cb = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*cb), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!cb) {
 			ret_val = -ENOMEM;
-			continue;
+			goto err_loop;
 		}
 		cb->bus_number = v;
 		cb->parent = pb;
@@ -152,8 +163,7 @@ int mdio_mux_init(struct device *dev,
 		cb->mii_bus = mdiobus_alloc();
 		if (!cb->mii_bus) {
 			ret_val = -ENOMEM;
-			devm_kfree(dev, cb);
-			continue;
+			goto err_loop;
 		}
 		cb->mii_bus->priv = cb;
 
@@ -181,6 +191,10 @@ int mdio_mux_init(struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	dev_err(dev, "Error: No acceptable child buses found\n");
+
+err_loop:
+	mdio_mux_uninit_children(pb);
+	of_node_put(child_bus_node);
 err_pb_kz:
 	put_device(&parent_bus->dev);
 err_parent_bus:
@@ -192,14 +206,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mdio_mux_init);
 void mdio_mux_uninit(void *mux_handle)
 {
 	struct mdio_mux_parent_bus *pb = mux_handle;
-	struct mdio_mux_child_bus *cb = pb->children;
-
-	while (cb) {
-		mdiobus_unregister(cb->mii_bus);
-		mdiobus_free(cb->mii_bus);
-		cb = cb->next;
-	}
 
+	mdio_mux_uninit_children(pb);
 	put_device(&pb->mii_bus->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mdio_mux_uninit);