diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw-phy-sel.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw-phy-sel.c
index 18013645e76c..0c1adad7415d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw-phy-sel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw-phy-sel.c
@@ -177,12 +177,18 @@ void cpsw_phy_sel(struct device *dev, phy_interface_t phy_mode, int slave)
 	}
 
 	dev = bus_find_device(&platform_bus_type, NULL, node, match);
-	of_node_put(node);
+	if (!dev) {
+		dev_err(dev, "unable to find platform device for %pOF\n", node);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	priv->cpsw_phy_sel(priv, phy_mode, slave);
 
 	put_device(dev);
+out:
+	of_node_put(node);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpsw_phy_sel);