diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_board.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_board.c
index 58bde1a9eacbbd3ba7809cea7ae55d81c7293d61..2451d4a96490b718d7cfd0a5b634b11227cd6bff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_board.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_board.c
@@ -291,8 +291,10 @@ static int mscc_ocelot_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			continue;
 
 		err = ocelot_probe_port(ocelot, port, regs, phy);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
+			of_node_put(portnp);
 			return err;
+		}
 
 		phy_mode = of_get_phy_mode(portnp);
 		if (phy_mode < 0)
@@ -318,6 +320,7 @@ static int mscc_ocelot_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			dev_err(ocelot->dev,
 				"invalid phy mode for port%d, (Q)SGMII only\n",
 				port);
+			of_node_put(portnp);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}