diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index f54639a3a8220a..b29262eee00bf3 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static int dsa_switch_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	devlink_params_publish(ds->devlink);
 
 	if (!ds->slave_mii_bus && ds->ops->phy_read) {
-		ds->slave_mii_bus = devm_mdiobus_alloc(ds->dev);
+		ds->slave_mii_bus = mdiobus_alloc();
 		if (!ds->slave_mii_bus) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto teardown;
@@ -890,13 +890,16 @@ static int dsa_switch_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 
 		err = mdiobus_register(ds->slave_mii_bus);
 		if (err < 0)
-			goto teardown;
+			goto free_slave_mii_bus;
 	}
 
 	ds->setup = true;
 
 	return 0;
 
+free_slave_mii_bus:
+	if (ds->slave_mii_bus && ds->ops->phy_read)
+		mdiobus_free(ds->slave_mii_bus);
 teardown:
 	if (ds->ops->teardown)
 		ds->ops->teardown(ds);
@@ -921,8 +924,11 @@ static void dsa_switch_teardown(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	if (!ds->setup)
 		return;
 
-	if (ds->slave_mii_bus && ds->ops->phy_read)
+	if (ds->slave_mii_bus && ds->ops->phy_read) {
 		mdiobus_unregister(ds->slave_mii_bus);
+		mdiobus_free(ds->slave_mii_bus);
+		ds->slave_mii_bus = NULL;
+	}
 
 	dsa_switch_unregister_notifier(ds);