diff --git a/drivers/of/kobj.c b/drivers/of/kobj.c
index c72eef988041..a32e60b024b8 100644
--- a/drivers/of/kobj.c
+++ b/drivers/of/kobj.c
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ int __of_attach_node_sysfs(struct device_node *np)
 	if (!name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	of_node_get(np);
-
 	rc = kobject_add(&np->kobj, parent, "%s", name);
 	kfree(name);
 	if (rc)
@@ -144,6 +142,7 @@ int __of_attach_node_sysfs(struct device_node *np)
 	for_each_property_of_node(np, pp)
 		__of_add_property_sysfs(np, pp);
 
+	of_node_get(np);
 	return 0;
 }