diff --git a/drivers/thermal/max77620_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/max77620_thermal.c
index 71d35f3c9215..159bbcee8821 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/max77620_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/max77620_thermal.c
@@ -112,12 +112,10 @@ static int max77620_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Drop any current reference to a device-tree node and get a
-	 * reference to the parent's node which will be balanced on reprobe or
-	 * on platform-device release.
+	 * The reference taken to the parent's node which will be balanced on
+	 * reprobe or on platform-device release.
 	 */
-	of_node_put(pdev->dev.of_node);
-	pdev->dev.of_node = of_node_get(pdev->dev.parent->of_node);
+	device_set_of_node_from_dev(&pdev->dev, pdev->dev.parent);
 
 	mtherm->tz_device = devm_thermal_zone_of_sensor_register(&pdev->dev, 0,
 				mtherm, &max77620_thermal_ops);