diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
index ecc7f4842..d9b76e1e0 100755
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
@@ -459,7 +459,11 @@ int stmmac_mdio_register(struct net_device *ndev)
 	new_bus->parent = priv->device;
 
 	err = of_mdiobus_register(new_bus, mdio_node);
-	if (err != 0) {
+	if (err == -ENODEV) {
+		err = 0;
+		dev_info(dev, "MDIO bus is disabled\n");
+		goto bus_register_fail;
+	} else if (err) {
 		dev_err_probe(dev, err, "Cannot register the MDIO bus\n");
 		goto bus_register_fail;
 	}