diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-ptp.c
index 4497e3c0456d..440319a1e775 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-ptp.c
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ static void dpaa2_ptp_remove(struct fsl_mc_device *mc_dev)
 	fsl_mc_free_irqs(mc_dev);
 	dprtc_close(mc_dev->mc_io, 0, mc_dev->mc_handle);
 	fsl_mc_portal_free(mc_dev->mc_io);
+	of_node_put(dev->of_node);
+	dev->of_node = NULL;
 }
 
 static const struct fsl_mc_device_id dpaa2_ptp_match_id_table[] = {