diff --git a/drivers/of/irq.c b/drivers/of/irq.c
index 9f689f1da0fc..6a5b5e777dd2 100644
--- a/drivers/of/irq.c
+++ b/drivers/of/irq.c
@@ -58,27 +58,27 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_of_parse_and_map);
  */
 struct device_node *of_irq_find_parent(struct device_node *child)
 {
-	struct device_node *p;
+	struct device_node *p, *c = child;
 	const __be32 *parp;
 
-	if (!of_node_get(child))
+	if (!of_node_get(c))
 		return NULL;
 
 	do {
-		parp = of_get_property(child, "interrupt-parent", NULL);
+		parp = of_get_property(c, "interrupt-parent", NULL);
 		if (parp == NULL)
-			p = of_get_parent(child);
+			p = of_get_parent(c);
 		else {
 			if (of_irq_workarounds & OF_IMAP_NO_PHANDLE)
 				p = of_node_get(of_irq_dflt_pic);
 			else
 				p = of_find_node_by_phandle(be32_to_cpup(parp));
 		}
-		of_node_put(child);
-		child = p;
+		of_node_put(c);
+		c = p;
 	} while (p && of_get_property(p, "#interrupt-cells", NULL) == NULL);
 
-	return p;
+	return (p == child) ? NULL : p;
 }
 
 /**