diff --git a/drivers/mfd/altera-sysmgr.c b/drivers/mfd/altera-sysmgr.c
index d2a13a547a3c..5610a5d9fad1 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/altera-sysmgr.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/altera-sysmgr.c
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ struct regmap *altr_sysmgr_regmap_lookup_by_phandle(struct device_node *np,
 
 	dev = driver_find_device_by_of_node(&altr_sysmgr_driver.driver,
 					    (void *)sysmgr_np);
-	of_node_put(sysmgr_np);
+	if (property)
+		of_node_put(sysmgr_np);
+
 	if (!dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);