diff --git a/target/linux/mediatek/files/drivers/net/phy/rtk/rtl8367s_mdio.c b/target/linux/mediatek/files/drivers/net/phy/rtk/rtl8367s_mdio.c
index ae958e89672..08d2b57d438 100644
--- a/target/linux/mediatek/files/drivers/net/phy/rtk/rtl8367s_mdio.c
+++ b/target/linux/mediatek/files/drivers/net/phy/rtk/rtl8367s_mdio.c
@@ -71,16 +71,10 @@ unsigned int mii_mgr_write(unsigned int phy_addr,unsigned int phy_register,unsig
 static int rtl8367s_hw_reset(void)
 {
 	struct rtk_gsw *gsw = _gsw;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (gsw->reset_pin < 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = devm_gpio_request(gsw->dev, gsw->reset_pin, "mediatek,reset-pin");
-
-	if (ret)
-                printk("fail to devm_gpio_request\n");
-
 	gpio_direction_output(gsw->reset_pin, 0);
 
 	usleep_range(1000, 1100);
@@ -89,10 +83,7 @@ static int rtl8367s_hw_reset(void)
 
 	mdelay(500);
 
-	devm_gpio_free(gsw->dev, gsw->reset_pin);
-
 	return 0;
-	
 }
 
 static int rtl8367s_vlan_config(int want_at_p0)
@@ -235,6 +226,7 @@ static int rtk_gsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct mii_bus *mdio_bus;
 	struct rtk_gsw *gsw;
 	const char *pm;
+	int ret;
 
 	mdio = of_parse_phandle(np, "mediatek,mdio", 0);
 
@@ -256,6 +248,11 @@ static int rtk_gsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	gsw->bus = mdio_bus;
 
 	gsw->reset_pin = of_get_named_gpio(np, "mediatek,reset-pin", 0);
+	if (gsw->reset_pin >= 0) {
+		ret = devm_gpio_request(gsw->dev, gsw->reset_pin, "mediatek,reset-pin");
+		if (ret)
+			printk("fail to devm_gpio_request\n");
+	}
 
 	_gsw = gsw;