diff --git a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
index b622b33dbf93..e051e1b57609 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ int of_mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *mdio, struct device_node *np)
 	bool scanphys = false;
 	int addr, rc;
 
+	/* Do not continue if the node is disabled */
+	if (!of_device_is_available(np))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	/* Mask out all PHYs from auto probing.  Instead the PHYs listed in
 	 * the device tree are populated after the bus has been registered */
 	mdio->phy_mask = ~0;