diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
index 90cd243070d7..828c177df03d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ static int dpaa2_pcs_create(struct dpaa2_mac *mac,
 
 	if (!of_device_is_available(node)) {
 		netdev_err(mac->net_dev, "pcs-handle node not available\n");
+		of_node_put(node);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}