diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 95a98a20b2e3..04f0a094d864 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -1835,8 +1835,7 @@ static int lan78xx_mdio_init(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 
 	node = of_get_child_by_name(dev->udev->dev.of_node, "mdio");
 	ret = of_mdiobus_register(dev->mdiobus, node);
-	if (node)
-		of_node_put(node);
+	of_node_put(node);
 	if (ret) {
 		netdev_err(dev->net, "can't register MDIO bus\n");
 		goto exit1;