diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c
index 282c3c825c13..0e1cec346e0f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ static const struct typec_operations ucsi_ops = {
 	.pr_set = ucsi_pr_swap
 };
 
+/* Caller must call fwnode_handle_put() after use */
 static struct fwnode_handle *ucsi_find_fwnode(struct ucsi_connector *con)
 {
 	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
@@ -1033,7 +1034,7 @@ static int ucsi_register_port(struct ucsi *ucsi, int index)
 	command |= UCSI_CONNECTOR_NUMBER(con->num);
 	ret = ucsi_send_command(ucsi, command, &con->cap, sizeof(con->cap));
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	if (con->cap.op_mode & UCSI_CONCAP_OPMODE_DRP)
 		cap->data = TYPEC_PORT_DRD;
@@ -1151,6 +1152,8 @@ static int ucsi_register_port(struct ucsi *ucsi, int index)
 	trace_ucsi_register_port(con->num, &con->status);
 
 out:
+	fwnode_handle_put(cap->fwnode);
+out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&con->lock);
 	return ret;
 }