diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
index 1357348e01d5..b8d298c04d3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
@@ -63,14 +63,11 @@ static int of_mdiobus_register_device(struct mii_bus *mdio,
 	/* Associate the OF node with the device structure so it
 	 * can be looked up later.
 	 */
-	fwnode_handle_get(fwnode);
-	device_set_node(&mdiodev->dev, fwnode);
+	device_set_node(&mdiodev->dev, fwnode_handle_get(fwnode));
 
 	/* All data is now stored in the mdiodev struct; register it. */
 	rc = mdio_device_register(mdiodev);
 	if (rc) {
-		device_set_node(&mdiodev->dev, NULL);
-		fwnode_handle_put(fwnode);
 		mdio_device_free(mdiodev);
 		return rc;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs-plat.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs-plat.c
index c422e8d8b89f..b8c48f9effbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs-plat.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs-plat.c
@@ -365,9 +365,6 @@ static int xpcs_plat_init_dev(struct dw_xpcs_plat *pxpcs)
 err_clean_data:
 	mdiodev->dev.platform_data = NULL;
 
-	fwnode_handle_put(dev_fwnode(&mdiodev->dev));
-	device_set_node(&mdiodev->dev, NULL);
-
 	mdio_device_free(mdiodev);
 
 	return ret;