diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/of.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/of.c
index e406e11481a6..73fc701204e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/of.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/of.c
@@ -109,9 +109,8 @@ void brcmf_of_probe(struct device *dev, enum brcmf_bus_type bus_type,
 		}
 		strreplace(board_type, '/', '-');
 		settings->board_type = board_type;
-
-		of_node_put(root);
 	}
+	of_node_put(root);
 
 	if (!np || !of_device_is_compatible(np, "brcm,bcm4329-fmac"))
 		return;