diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/omapdss-boot-init.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/omapdss-boot-init.c
index 8b6f6d5fdd68bc442449d4e4d5a5ea1ce9a85f41..136d30484d02345430a1875d49acffa836c8a059 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/omapdss-boot-init.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/omapdss-boot-init.c
@@ -199,10 +199,8 @@ static int __init omapdss_boot_init(void)
 	omapdss_walk_device(dss, true);
 
 	for_each_available_child_of_node(dss, child) {
-		if (!of_find_property(child, "compatible", NULL)) {
-			of_node_put(child);
+		if (!of_find_property(child, "compatible", NULL))
 			continue;
-		}
 
 		omapdss_walk_device(child, true);
 	}