diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/logicvc/logicvc_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/logicvc/logicvc_drm.c
index 204b0fee55d0..bbebf4fc7f51 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/logicvc/logicvc_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/logicvc/logicvc_drm.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ static int logicvc_drm_config_parse(struct logicvc_drm *logicvc)
 	struct device *dev = drm_dev->dev;
 	struct device_node *of_node = dev->of_node;
 	struct logicvc_drm_config *config = &logicvc->config;
-	struct device_node *layers_node;
 	int ret;
 
 	logicvc_of_property_parse_bool(of_node, LOGICVC_OF_PROPERTY_DITHERING,
@@ -128,7 +127,8 @@ static int logicvc_drm_config_parse(struct logicvc_drm *logicvc)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	layers_node = of_get_child_by_name(of_node, "layers");
+	struct device_node *layers_node __free(device_node) =
+		of_get_child_by_name(of_node, "layers");
 	if (!layers_node) {
 		drm_err(drm_dev, "Missing non-optional layers node\n");
 		return -EINVAL;