diff --git a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
index 82fe8e00a96a..2fdfe6e50e3d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group *ulpi_dev_attr_groups[] = {
 
 static void ulpi_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
+	of_node_put(dev->of_node);
 	kfree(to_ulpi_dev(dev));
 }
 
@@ -301,7 +302,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ulpi_register_interface);
  */
 void ulpi_unregister_interface(struct ulpi *ulpi)
 {
-	of_node_put(ulpi->dev.of_node);
 	device_unregister(&ulpi->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ulpi_unregister_interface);