diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/nuvoton/npcm-video.c b/drivers/media/platform/nuvoton/npcm-video.c
index 024cd8ee1709..0547f119c38f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/nuvoton/npcm-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/nuvoton/npcm-video.c
@@ -1648,8 +1648,8 @@ static int npcm_video_setup_video(struct npcm_video *video)
 
 static int npcm_video_ece_init(struct npcm_video *video)
 {
+	struct device_node *ece_node __free(device_node) = NULL;
 	struct device *dev = video->dev;
-	struct device_node *ece_node;
 	struct platform_device *ece_pdev;
 	void __iomem *regs;
 
@@ -1669,7 +1669,6 @@ static int npcm_video_ece_init(struct npcm_video *video)
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to find ECE device\n");
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
-		of_node_put(ece_node);
 
 		regs = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(ece_pdev, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(regs)) {