diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
index fb46df56f0c4e30fbd2d20665e253a9050f6fa20..0386b454e221847b26b6c33977245a812983fbcd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ static int rcar_du_encoders_init_one(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,
 		dev_dbg(rcdu->dev,
 			"connected entity %pOF is disabled, skipping\n",
 			entity);
+		of_node_put(entity);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ static int rcar_du_encoders_init_one(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,
 		dev_warn(rcdu->dev,
 			 "no encoder found for endpoint %pOF, skipping\n",
 			 ep->local_node);
+		of_node_put(entity);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}