diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
index 574c49278900943e5584fa9658f7eb6adb2d7452..180aa9fabf4820df042f18cba8c39d5ce1668e9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
@@ -977,8 +977,10 @@ static int bgx_init_of_phy(struct bgx *bgx)
 		SET_NETDEV_DEV(&bgx->lmac[lmac].netdev, &bgx->pdev->dev);
 		bgx->lmac[lmac].lmacid = lmac;
 		lmac++;
-		if (lmac == MAX_LMAC_PER_BGX)
+		if (lmac == MAX_LMAC_PER_BGX) {
+			of_node_put(np_child);
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }