diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
index cb1b525cbe9d..c899a05e896f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ static int mxs_saif_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		saif->master_id = saif->id;
 	} else {
 		ret = of_alias_get_id(master, "saif");
+		of_node_put(master);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 		else