diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index a09ff8409f60..1a3460a8e73a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ static int nvmem_add_cells_from_of(struct nvmem_device *nvmem)
 				cell->name, nvmem->stride);
 			/* Cells already added will be freed later. */
 			kfree_const(cell->name);
+			of_node_put(cell->np);
 			kfree(cell);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}