diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
index cbece6e9bff27a4dff5f1f71e46e6467d826e8c7..5030dfca38798d28c04da06e518171e3bf818d07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ static int mchp_sparx5_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			err = dev_err_probe(sparx5->dev, PTR_ERR(serdes),
 					    "port %u: missing serdes\n",
 					    portno);
+			of_node_put(portnp);
 			goto cleanup_config;
 		}
 		config->portno = portno;