diff --git a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
index 2fdfe6e50e3d..3c705f1bead8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
@@ -250,12 +250,16 @@ static int ulpi_register(struct device *dev, struct ulpi *ulpi)
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = ulpi_read_id(ulpi);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		of_node_put(ulpi->dev.of_node);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	ret = device_register(&ulpi->dev);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		put_device(&ulpi->dev);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	dev_dbg(&ulpi->dev, "registered ULPI PHY: vendor %04x, product %04x\n",
 		ulpi->id.vendor, ulpi->id.product);