diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-thunder.c b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-thunder.c
index 822d2cdd2f35..394b864aaa37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-thunder.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-thunder.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ static int thunder_mdiobus_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(nexus->buses))
 			break;
 	}
+	fwnode_handle_put(fwn);
 	return 0;
 
 err_release_regions: