diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
index 41a0f0be3f9f..8414c3a4ea08 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static int cbe_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if (!cbe_get_cpu_pmd_regs(policy->cpu) ||
 	    !cbe_get_cpu_mic_tm_regs(policy->cpu)) {
 		pr_info("invalid CBE regs pointers for cpufreq\n");
+		of_node_put(cpu);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}