diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mediatek-ge-soc.c b/drivers/net/phy/mediatek-ge-soc.c
index f4f9412d0cd7..4b2a9a5444c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mediatek-ge-soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mediatek-ge-soc.c
@@ -1082,9 +1082,9 @@ static int mt798x_phy_calibration(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	}
 
 	buf = (u32 *)nvmem_cell_read(cell, &len);
+	nvmem_cell_put(cell);
 	if (IS_ERR(buf))
 		return PTR_ERR(buf);
-	nvmem_cell_put(cell);
 
 	if (!buf[0] || !buf[1] || !buf[2] || !buf[3] || len < 4 * sizeof(u32)) {
 		phydev_err(phydev, "invalid efuse data\n");