diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c
index 8a5ddb93fc58..b3f4bd647e9b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ static int __init armada_8k_cpufreq_init(void)
 	struct cpumask cpus;
 
 	node = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "marvell,ap806-cpu-clock");
-	if (!node || !of_device_is_available(node))
+	if (!node || !of_device_is_available(node)) {
+		of_node_put(node);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	nb_cpus = num_possible_cpus();
 	freq_tables = kcalloc(nb_cpus, sizeof(*freq_tables), GFP_KERNEL);