diff --git a/sound/soc/bcm/cygnus-ssp.c b/sound/soc/bcm/cygnus-ssp.c
index 6e634b448293..aa16a2375134 100644
--- a/sound/soc/bcm/cygnus-ssp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/bcm/cygnus-ssp.c
@@ -1348,8 +1348,10 @@ static int cygnus_ssp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 					&cygnus_ssp_dai[active_port_count]);
 
 		/* negative is err, 0 is active and good, 1 is disabled */
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0) {
+			of_node_put(child_node);
 			return err;
+		}
 		else if (!err) {
 			dev_dbg(dev, "Activating DAI: %s\n",
 				cygnus_ssp_dai[active_port_count].name);