diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe.c
index 3da8014931c9..90020de4dcf2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe.c
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ unsigned int qe_get_num_of_snums(void)
 		if ((num_of_snums < 28) || (num_of_snums > QE_NUM_OF_SNUM)) {
 			/* No QE ever has fewer than 28 SNUMs */
 			pr_err("QE: number of snum is invalid\n");
+			of_node_put(qe);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}