diff --git a/drivers/platform/mips/ls2k-reset.c b/drivers/platform/mips/ls2k-reset.c
index b70e7b8a092c22458d5a848784c80ecd1eaa5f69..8f42d5d164802743d55830885c1aa5a5d887c1f2 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/mips/ls2k-reset.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/mips/ls2k-reset.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static int ls2k_reset_init(void)
 	}
 
 	base = of_iomap(np, 0);
+	of_node_put(np);
 	if (!base) {
 		pr_info("Failed to map PM register base address\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ static int ls2k_reset_init(void)
 	_machine_restart = ls2k_restart;
 	pm_power_off = ls2k_poweroff;
 
-	of_node_put(np);
 	return 0;
 }