diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-platform.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-platform.c
index 37a932d9148c..1ba6bcf98570 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-platform.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-platform.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ static int __init octeon_ehci_device_init(void)
 		return 0;
 
 	pd = of_find_device_by_node(ehci_node);
+	of_node_put(ehci_node);
 	if (!pd)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ static int __init octeon_ohci_device_init(void)
 		return 0;
 
 	pd = of_find_device_by_node(ohci_node);
+	of_node_put(ohci_node);
 	if (!pd)
 		return 0;