diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/mux/intel_pmc_mux.c b/drivers/usb/typec/mux/intel_pmc_mux.c
index 17896bd87fc3..f6eaa7e30d54 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/mux/intel_pmc_mux.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/mux/intel_pmc_mux.c
@@ -623,8 +623,10 @@ static int pmc_usb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			break;
 
 		ret = pmc_usb_register_port(pmc, i, fwnode);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			fwnode_handle_put(fwnode);
 			goto err_remove_ports;
+		}
 	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pmc);