diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index 0c2936c7a379..a5e9cffcac10 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -752,8 +752,10 @@ static int __init _init_clkctrl_providers(void)
 
 	for_each_matching_node(np, ti_clkctrl_match_table) {
 		ret = _setup_clkctrl_provider(np);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			of_node_put(np);
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return ret;