}
 
 /* slave device setup *******************************************************/
-static void dsa_slave_phy_setup(struct dsa_slave_priv *p,
+static int dsa_slave_phy_setup(struct dsa_slave_priv *p,
                                struct net_device *slave_dev)
 {
        struct dsa_switch *ds = p->parent;
                ret = of_phy_register_fixed_link(port_dn);
                if (ret) {
                        netdev_err(slave_dev, "failed to register fixed PHY\n");
-                       return;
+                       return ret;
                }
                phy_is_fixed = true;
                phy_dn = port_dn;
        if (!p->phy) {
                p->phy = ds->slave_mii_bus->phy_map[p->port];
                if (!p->phy)
-                       return;
+                       return -ENODEV;
 
                phy_connect_direct(slave_dev, p->phy, dsa_slave_adjust_link,
                                   p->phy_interface);
                netdev_info(slave_dev, "attached PHY at address %d [%s]\n",
                            p->phy->addr, p->phy->drv->name);
        }
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 int dsa_slave_suspend(struct net_device *slave_dev)
        p->old_link = -1;
        p->old_duplex = -1;
 
-       dsa_slave_phy_setup(p, slave_dev);
+       ret = dsa_slave_phy_setup(p, slave_dev);
+       if (ret) {
+               free_netdev(slave_dev);
+               return NULL;
+       }
 
        ret = register_netdev(slave_dev);
        if (ret) {
                netdev_err(master, "error %d registering interface %s\n",
                           ret, slave_dev->name);
+               phy_disconnect(p->phy);
                free_netdev(slave_dev);
                return NULL;
        }