diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 7792266db2597b29f8158d87fdb61904eec64fe4..cb255a07baa0f8c682f15f82f0c36e22052fa754 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -1631,8 +1631,7 @@ static int __of_parse_phandle_with_args(const struct device_node *np,
 	 */
 
  err:
-	if (it.node)
-		of_node_put(it.node);
+	of_node_put(it.node);
 	return rc;
 }