diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/guts.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/guts.c
index 6d7465afd6fd3..091e94c04f309 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/guts.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/guts.c
@@ -160,9 +160,14 @@ static int fsl_guts_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
 	if (of_property_read_string(root, "model", &machine))
 		of_property_read_string_index(root, "compatible", 0, &machine);
-	of_node_put(root);
-	if (machine)
+	if (machine) {
 		soc_dev_attr.machine = devm_kstrdup(dev, machine, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!soc_dev_attr.machine) {
+			of_node_put(root);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+	}
+	of_node_put(root);
 
 	svr = fsl_guts_get_svr();
 	soc_die = fsl_soc_die_match(svr, fsl_soc_die);