diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
index 5f729bb0788f..7d535dbb63ee 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
@@ -367,13 +367,21 @@ static struct phy *_of_phy_get(struct device_node *np, int index)
 	phy_provider = of_phy_provider_lookup(args.np);
 	if (IS_ERR(phy_provider) || !try_module_get(phy_provider->owner)) {
 		phy = ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
-		goto err0;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	if (!of_device_is_available(args.np)) {
+		dev_warn(phy_provider->dev, "Requested PHY is disabled\n");
+		phy = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+		goto out_put_module;
 	}
 
 	phy = phy_provider->of_xlate(phy_provider->dev, &args);
+
+out_put_module:
 	module_put(phy_provider->owner);
 
-err0:
+out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&phy_provider_mutex);
 	of_node_put(args.np);
 
diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-miphy28lp.c b/drivers/phy/phy-miphy28lp.c
index 58d5339ff448..5e257ef7ac05 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-miphy28lp.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-miphy28lp.c
@@ -1107,11 +1107,6 @@ static struct phy *miphy28lp_xlate(struct device *dev,
 	struct device_node *phynode = args->np;
 	int ret, index = 0;
 
-	if (!of_device_is_available(phynode)) {
-		dev_warn(dev, "Requested PHY is disabled\n");
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-	}
-
 	if (args->args_count != 1) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Invalid number of cells in 'phy' property\n");
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-miphy365x.c b/drivers/phy/phy-miphy365x.c
index ba6993da91fe..0ff354d6e183 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-miphy365x.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-miphy365x.c
@@ -476,11 +476,6 @@ static struct phy *miphy365x_xlate(struct device *dev,
 	struct device_node *phynode = args->np;
 	int ret, index;
 
-	if (!of_device_is_available(phynode)) {
-		dev_warn(dev, "Requested PHY is disabled\n");
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-	}
-
 	if (args->args_count != 1) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Invalid number of cells in 'phy' property\n");
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-rcar-gen2.c b/drivers/phy/phy-rcar-gen2.c
index 778276aba3aa..f47bfd8a5368 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-rcar-gen2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-rcar-gen2.c
@@ -206,11 +206,6 @@ static struct phy *rcar_gen2_phy_xlate(struct device *dev,
 	struct device_node *np = args->np;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!of_device_is_available(np)) {
-		dev_warn(dev, "Requested PHY is disabled\n");
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-	}
-
 	drv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	if (!drv)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);