diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
index 96aa2c015572..a96a7cd8af6e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
@@ -466,8 +466,10 @@ static int graph_for_each_link(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 			of_node_put(codec_ep);
 			of_node_put(codec_port);
 
-			if (ret < 0)
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				of_node_put(cpu_ep);
 				return ret;
+			}
 
 			codec_port_old = codec_port;
 		}