diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/gsc-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/gsc-hwmon.c
index 1fe37418ff46..f29ce49294da 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/gsc-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/gsc-hwmon.c
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ gsc_hwmon_get_devtree_pdata(struct device *dev)
 	pdata->nchannels = nchannels;
 
 	/* fan controller base address */
+	of_node_get(dev->parent->of_node);
 	fan = of_find_compatible_node(dev->parent->of_node, NULL, "gw,gsc-fan");
 	if (fan && of_property_read_u32(fan, "reg", &pdata->fan_base)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "fan node without base\n");