diff --git a/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen2.c b/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen2.c
index 6c671254c625..5a272e25e051 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen2.c
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ static int rcar_gen2_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 						   data->gen2_phy_ops);
 			if (IS_ERR(phy->phy)) {
 				dev_err(dev, "Failed to create PHY\n");
-				of_node_put(np);
 				return PTR_ERR(phy->phy);
 			}
 			phy_set_drvdata(phy->phy, phy);