diff --git a/drivers/of/dynamic.c b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
index 12c3f9a15e94..146681540487 100644
--- a/drivers/of/dynamic.c
+++ b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
@@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ void __of_detach_node(struct device_node *np)
 
 /**
  * of_detach_node() - "Unplug" a node from the device tree.
- *
- * The caller must hold a reference to the node.  The memory associated with
- * the node is not freed until its refcount goes to zero.
  */
 int of_detach_node(struct device_node *np)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/of/kobj.c b/drivers/of/kobj.c
index 7a0a18980b98..c72eef988041 100644
--- a/drivers/of/kobj.c
+++ b/drivers/of/kobj.c
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ int __of_attach_node_sysfs(struct device_node *np)
 	}
 	if (!name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	of_node_get(np);
+
 	rc = kobject_add(&np->kobj, parent, "%s", name);
 	kfree(name);
 	if (rc)
@@ -159,6 +162,5 @@ void __of_detach_node_sysfs(struct device_node *np)
 		kobject_del(&np->kobj);
 	}
 
-	/* finally remove the kobj_init ref */
 	of_node_put(np);
 }