diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c
index 4f84825fddca..0c5ed06eee1b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static struct drm_bridge *
 imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(struct imx8qxp_pixel_link *pl)
 {
 	struct device_node *np = pl->dev->of_node;
-	struct device_node *port, *remote;
+	struct device_node *port;
 	struct drm_bridge *selected_bridge = NULL;
 	u32 port_id;
 	bool found_port = false;
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(struct imx8qxp_pixel_link *pl)
 	}
 
 	for (reg = 0; reg < PL_MAX_NEXT_BRIDGES; reg++) {
-		remote = of_graph_get_remote_node(np, port_id, reg);
+		struct device_node *remote __free(device_node) =
+			of_graph_get_remote_node(np, port_id, reg);
 		if (!remote)
 			continue;
 
@@ -294,15 +295,12 @@ imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(struct imx8qxp_pixel_link *pl)
 			DRM_DEV_DEBUG(pl->dev,
 				      "port%u endpoint%u remote parent is not available\n",
 				      port_id, reg);
-			of_node_put(remote);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		struct drm_bridge *next_bridge = of_drm_find_bridge(remote);
-		if (!next_bridge) {
-			of_node_put(remote);
+		if (!next_bridge)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
-		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Select the next bridge with companion PXL2DPI if
@@ -310,8 +308,6 @@ imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(struct imx8qxp_pixel_link *pl)
 		 */
 		if (!selected_bridge || of_property_present(remote, "fsl,companion-pxl2dpi"))
 			selected_bridge = next_bridge;
-
-		of_node_put(remote);
 	}
 
 	pl->mst_addr = port_id - 1;