diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
index 1ed6be6e85d2..428266949fdd 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ static int of_qcom_slim_ngd_register(struct device *parent,
 			kfree(ngd);
 			return ret;
 		}
-		ngd->pdev->dev.of_node = node;
+		ngd->pdev->dev.of_node = of_node_get(node);
 		ctrl->ngd = ngd;
 
 		ret = platform_device_add(ngd->pdev);