diff --git a/drivers/mtd/parsers/ofpart_bcm4908.c b/drivers/mtd/parsers/ofpart_bcm4908.c
index 0eddef4c198e..bb072a0940e4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/parsers/ofpart_bcm4908.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/parsers/ofpart_bcm4908.c
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ static long long bcm4908_partitions_fw_offset(void)
 		err = kstrtoul(s + len + 1, 0, &offset);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_err("failed to parse %s\n", s + len + 1);
+			of_node_put(root);
 			return err;
 		}
 
+		of_node_put(root);
 		return offset << 10;
 	}
 
+	of_node_put(root);
 	return -ENOENT;
 }