diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-versatile.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-versatile.c
index ad7cd9cfaee0..297a50957356 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-versatile.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-versatile.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ int of_flash_probe_versatile(struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 		versatile_flashprot = (enum versatile_flashprot)devid->data;
 		rmap = syscon_node_to_regmap(sysnp);
+		of_node_put(sysnp);
 		if (IS_ERR(rmap))
 			return PTR_ERR(rmap);