diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 9b6ab83956c3..bb8fb2b3711d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -549,15 +549,17 @@ static int nvmem_add_cells_from_of(struct nvmem_device *nvmem)
 			continue;
 		if (len < 2 * sizeof(u32)) {
 			dev_err(dev, "nvmem: invalid reg on %pOF\n", child);
+			of_node_put(child);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 		cell = kzalloc(sizeof(*cell), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!cell)
+		if (!cell) {
+			of_node_put(child);
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 
 		cell->nvmem = nvmem;
-		cell->np = of_node_get(child);
 		cell->offset = be32_to_cpup(addr++);
 		cell->bytes = be32_to_cpup(addr);
 		cell->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%pOFn", child);
@@ -578,11 +580,12 @@ static int nvmem_add_cells_from_of(struct nvmem_device *nvmem)
 				cell->name, nvmem->stride);
 			/* Cells already added will be freed later. */
 			kfree_const(cell->name);
-			of_node_put(cell->np);
 			kfree(cell);
+			of_node_put(child);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
+		cell->np = of_node_get(child);
 		nvmem_cell_add(cell);
 	}