diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
index 4074310abcff..e4af1f506b83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
@@ -2153,7 +2153,8 @@ static int am65_cpsw_nuss_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_of_clear:
-	of_platform_device_destroy(common->mdio_dev, NULL);
+	if (common->mdio_dev)
+		of_platform_device_destroy(common->mdio_dev, NULL);
 err_pm_clear:
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
@@ -2179,7 +2180,8 @@ static int am65_cpsw_nuss_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 */
 	am65_cpsw_nuss_cleanup_ndev(common);
 
-	of_platform_device_destroy(common->mdio_dev, NULL);
+	if (common->mdio_dev)
+		of_platform_device_destroy(common->mdio_dev, NULL);
 
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);