diff --git a/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c b/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c
index 9944e5d..04efc0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c
@@ -2353,17 +2353,36 @@
 
 	sc->mii_bus = mdiobus_alloc();
 	if (sc->mii_bus == NULL) {
-		sbmac_uninitctx(sc);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto uninit_ctx;
 	}
 
+	sc->mii_bus->name = sbmac_mdio_string;
+	snprintf(sc->mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%x", idx);
+	sc->mii_bus->priv = sc;
+	sc->mii_bus->read = sbmac_mii_read;
+	sc->mii_bus->write = sbmac_mii_write;
+	sc->mii_bus->irq = sc->phy_irq;
+	for (i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; ++i)
+		sc->mii_bus->irq[i] = SBMAC_PHY_INT;
+
+	sc->mii_bus->parent = &pldev->dev;
+	/*
+	 * Probe PHY address
+	 */
+	err = mdiobus_register(sc->mii_bus);
+	if (err) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: unable to register MDIO bus\n",
+		       dev->name);
+		goto free_mdio;
+	}
+	dev_set_drvdata(&pldev->dev, sc->mii_bus);
+
 	err = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s.%d: unable to register netdev\n",
 		       sbmac_string, idx);
-		mdiobus_free(sc->mii_bus);
-		sbmac_uninitctx(sc);
-		return err;
+		goto unreg_mdio;
 	}
 
 	pr_info("%s.%d: registered as %s\n", sbmac_string, idx, dev->name);
@@ -2379,19 +2398,15 @@
 	pr_info("%s: SiByte Ethernet at 0x%08Lx, address: %pM\n",
 	       dev->name, base, eaddr);
 
-	sc->mii_bus->name = sbmac_mdio_string;
-	snprintf(sc->mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%x", idx);
-	sc->mii_bus->priv = sc;
-	sc->mii_bus->read = sbmac_mii_read;
-	sc->mii_bus->write = sbmac_mii_write;
-	sc->mii_bus->irq = sc->phy_irq;
-	for (i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; ++i)
-		sc->mii_bus->irq[i] = SBMAC_PHY_INT;
-
-	sc->mii_bus->parent = &pldev->dev;
-	dev_set_drvdata(&pldev->dev, sc->mii_bus);
-
 	return 0;
+unreg_mdio:
+	mdiobus_unregister(sc->mii_bus);
+	dev_set_drvdata(&pldev->dev, NULL);
+free_mdio:
+	mdiobus_free(sc->mii_bus);
+uninit_ctx:
+	sbmac_uninitctx(sc);
+	return err;
 }
 
 
@@ -2417,16 +2432,6 @@
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Probe PHY address
-	 */
-	err = mdiobus_register(sc->mii_bus);
-	if (err) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: unable to register MDIO bus\n",
-		       dev->name);
-		goto out_unirq;
-	}
-
 	sc->sbm_speed = sbmac_speed_none;
 	sc->sbm_duplex = sbmac_duplex_none;
 	sc->sbm_fc = sbmac_fc_none;
@@ -2457,11 +2462,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
 out_unregister:
-	mdiobus_unregister(sc->mii_bus);
-
-out_unirq:
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
-
 out_err:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2650,9 +2651,6 @@
 
 	phy_disconnect(sc->phy_dev);
 	sc->phy_dev = NULL;
-
-	mdiobus_unregister(sc->mii_bus);
-
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
 
 	sbdma_emptyring(&(sc->sbm_txdma));
@@ -2760,6 +2758,7 @@
 
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
 	sbmac_uninitctx(sc);
+	mdiobus_unregister(sc->mii_bus);
 	mdiobus_free(sc->mii_bus);
 	iounmap(sc->sbm_base);
 	free_netdev(dev);