diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/max8925_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/max8925_bl.c
index 7b738d60ecc22e27560e42c9cef0669628e4aa28..f3aa6088f1d97805f23b9780a1db893cf1a46b00 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/max8925_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/max8925_bl.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void max8925_backlight_dt_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!pdata)
 		return;
 
-	np = of_find_node_by_name(nproot, "backlight");
+	np = of_get_child_by_name(nproot, "backlight");
 	if (!np) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to find backlight node\n");
 		return;
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ static void max8925_backlight_dt_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!of_property_read_u32(np, "maxim,max8925-dual-string", &val))
 		pdata->dual_string = val;
 
+	of_node_put(np);
+
 	pdev->dev.platform_data = pdata;
 }