diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c
index a626c4315a89b92560e96532ba1abeeedea27e99..cfa37041ab715db677f7d986bf45f51bbcae0444 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c
@@ -801,6 +801,9 @@ int xgene_enet_mdio_config(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 
 void xgene_enet_mdio_remove(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 {
+	if (pdata->phy_dev)
+		phy_disconnect(pdata->phy_dev);
+
 	mdiobus_unregister(pdata->mdio_bus);
 	mdiobus_free(pdata->mdio_bus);
 	pdata->mdio_bus = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
index 299eb4315fe647ba8d67302649a2cf928a4d59d5..a02ea7f8fdae4897a70c4d4f92470136476e7eb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
@@ -1277,9 +1277,10 @@ static int xgene_enet_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mac_ops->tx_disable(pdata);
 
 	xgene_enet_napi_del(pdata);
-	xgene_enet_mdio_remove(pdata);
-	xgene_enet_delete_desc_rings(pdata);
+	if (pdata->phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII)
+		xgene_enet_mdio_remove(pdata);
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
+	xgene_enet_delete_desc_rings(pdata);
 	pdata->port_ops->shutdown(pdata);
 	free_netdev(ndev);