diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c
index e9e0867ec139..2498c9b07567 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c
@@ -988,17 +988,12 @@ static void sun8i_dwmac_exit(struct platform_device *pdev, void *priv)
 	struct sunxi_priv_data *gmac = priv;
 
 	if (gmac->variant->soc_has_internal_phy) {
-		/* sun8i_dwmac_exit could be called with mdiomux uninit */
-		if (gmac->mux_handle)
-			mdio_mux_uninit(gmac->mux_handle);
 		if (gmac->internal_phy_powered)
 			sun8i_dwmac_unpower_internal_phy(gmac);
 	}
 
 	sun8i_dwmac_unset_syscon(gmac);
 
-	reset_control_put(gmac->rst_ephy);
-
 	clk_disable_unprepare(gmac->tx_clk);
 
 	if (gmac->regulator)
@@ -1227,12 +1222,32 @@ static int sun8i_dwmac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	return ret;
 dwmac_mux:
+	reset_control_put(gmac->rst_ephy);
+	clk_put(gmac->ephy_clk);
 	sun8i_dwmac_unset_syscon(gmac);
 dwmac_exit:
 	stmmac_pltfr_remove(pdev);
 return ret;
 }
 
+static int sun8i_dwmac_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct sunxi_priv_data *gmac = priv->plat->bsp_priv;
+
+	if (gmac->variant->soc_has_internal_phy) {
+		mdio_mux_uninit(gmac->mux_handle);
+		sun8i_dwmac_unpower_internal_phy(gmac);
+		reset_control_put(gmac->rst_ephy);
+		clk_put(gmac->ephy_clk);
+	}
+
+	stmmac_pltfr_remove(pdev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct of_device_id sun8i_dwmac_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "allwinner,sun8i-h3-emac",
 		.data = &emac_variant_h3 },
@@ -1252,7 +1267,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sun8i_dwmac_match);
 
 static struct platform_driver sun8i_dwmac_driver = {
 	.probe  = sun8i_dwmac_probe,
-	.remove = stmmac_pltfr_remove,
+	.remove = sun8i_dwmac_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name           = "dwmac-sun8i",
 		.pm		= &stmmac_pltfr_pm_ops,