diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/hlwd-pic.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/hlwd-pic.c
index bf4a125faec6..db2ea6b6889d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/hlwd-pic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/hlwd-pic.c
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ void hlwd_pic_probe(void)
 			irq_set_chained_handler(cascade_virq,
 						hlwd_pic_irq_cascade);
 			hlwd_irq_host = host;
+			of_node_put(np);
 			break;
 		}
 	}