diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
index 17472851674f..f749e4d389eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ static void altera_tse_mdio_destroy(struct net_device *dev)
 			    priv->mdio->id);
 
 	mdiobus_unregister(priv->mdio);
-	kfree(priv->mdio->irq);
 	mdiobus_free(priv->mdio);
 	priv->mdio = NULL;
 }