diff --git a/drivers/bus/vexpress-config.c b/drivers/bus/vexpress-config.c
index 6575c0fe6a4e..c3cb76b363c6 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vexpress-config.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/vexpress-config.c
@@ -192,8 +192,10 @@ static int __init vexpress_config_init(void)
 	/* Need the config devices early, before the "normal" devices... */
 	for_each_compatible_node(node, NULL, "arm,vexpress,config-bus") {
 		err = vexpress_config_populate(node);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
+			of_node_put(node);
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return err;