ret = dsa_slave_phy_connect(p, slave_dev, p->port);
                if (ret) {
                        netdev_err(slave_dev, "failed to connect to port %d: %d\n", p->port, ret);
+                       if (phy_is_fixed)
+                               of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(port_dn);
                        return ret;
                }
        }
 void dsa_slave_destroy(struct net_device *slave_dev)
 {
        struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(slave_dev);
+       struct dsa_switch *ds = p->parent;
+       struct device_node *port_dn;
+
+       port_dn = ds->ports[p->port].dn;
 
        netif_carrier_off(slave_dev);
-       if (p->phy)
+       if (p->phy) {
                phy_disconnect(p->phy);
+
+               if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(port_dn))
+                       of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(port_dn);
+       }
        unregister_netdev(slave_dev);
        free_netdev(slave_dev);
 }