diff --git a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
index bb6754a5342c..85511c1160b7 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, of_imx_thermal_match);
 static int imx_thermal_register_legacy_cooling(struct imx_thermal_data *data)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	data->policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(0);
 	if (!data->policy) {
@@ -671,11 +671,12 @@ static int imx_thermal_register_legacy_cooling(struct imx_thermal_data *data)
 		if (IS_ERR(data->cdev)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(data->cdev);
 			cpufreq_cpu_put(data->policy);
-			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	of_node_put(np);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void imx_thermal_unregister_legacy_cooling(struct imx_thermal_data *data)