diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
index 690e9d9495e7..08a675a5328d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static int bcm_sf2_mdio_register(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	get_device(&priv->master_mii_bus->dev);
 	priv->master_mii_dn = dn;
 
-	priv->slave_mii_bus = devm_mdiobus_alloc(ds->dev);
+	priv->slave_mii_bus = mdiobus_alloc();
 	if (!priv->slave_mii_bus) {
 		of_node_put(dn);
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -564,8 +564,10 @@ static int bcm_sf2_mdio_register(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	}
 
 	err = mdiobus_register(priv->slave_mii_bus);
-	if (err && dn)
+	if (err && dn) {
+		mdiobus_free(priv->slave_mii_bus);
 		of_node_put(dn);
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -573,6 +575,7 @@ static int bcm_sf2_mdio_register(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 static void bcm_sf2_mdio_unregister(struct bcm_sf2_priv *priv)
 {
 	mdiobus_unregister(priv->slave_mii_bus);
+	mdiobus_free(priv->slave_mii_bus);
 	of_node_put(priv->master_mii_dn);
 }