diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 8c05f27bf642..59cb26470d70 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -621,8 +621,10 @@ void spi_unregister_device(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (!spi)
 		return;
 
-	if (spi->dev.of_node)
+	if (spi->dev.of_node) {
 		of_node_clear_flag(spi->dev.of_node, OF_POPULATED);
+		of_node_put(spi->dev.of_node);
+	}
 	if (ACPI_COMPANION(&spi->dev))
 		acpi_device_clear_enumerated(ACPI_COMPANION(&spi->dev));
 	device_unregister(&spi->dev);
@@ -1603,11 +1605,13 @@ of_register_spi_device(struct spi_master *master, struct device_node *nc)
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(&master->dev, "spi_device register error %s\n",
 			nc->full_name);
-		goto err_out;
+		goto err_of_node_put;
 	}
 
 	return spi;
 
+err_of_node_put:
+	of_node_put(nc);
 err_out:
 	spi_dev_put(spi);
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);