diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
index 9335703768a9..764d2a09668f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
@@ -4732,6 +4732,7 @@ static void dpaa2_eth_disconnect_mac(struct dpaa2_eth_priv *priv)
 		dpaa2_mac_disconnect(mac);
 
 	dpaa2_mac_close(mac);
+	put_device(&mac->mc_dev->dev);
 	kfree(mac);
 }