diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
index 6c488b1e2624..5fab33adf58e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
@@ -1715,7 +1715,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, vchiq_of_match);
 
 static int vchiq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct device_node *fw_node;
 	const struct vchiq_platform_info *info;
 	struct vchiq_drv_mgmt *mgmt;
 	int ret;
@@ -1724,8 +1723,8 @@ static int vchiq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!info)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	fw_node = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL,
-					  "raspberrypi,bcm2835-firmware");
+	struct device_node *fw_node __free(device_node) =
+		of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "raspberrypi,bcm2835-firmware");
 	if (!fw_node) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Missing firmware node\n");
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -1736,7 +1735,6 @@ static int vchiq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mgmt->fw = devm_rpi_firmware_get(&pdev->dev, fw_node);
-	of_node_put(fw_node);
 	if (!mgmt->fw)
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;