diff --git a/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
index 499e437c7e91..f9d77b4c44ef 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ int of_regulator_match(struct device *dev, struct device_node *node,
 				dev_err(dev,
 					"failed to parse DT for regulator %s\n",
 					child->name);
+				of_node_put(child);
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 			match->of_node = of_node_get(child);