diff --git a/drivers/thermal/sprd_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/sprd_thermal.c
index fe06cccf14b38..fff80fc180028 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/sprd_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/sprd_thermal.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static int sprd_thm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		sen = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*sen), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!sen) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto disable_clk;
+			goto of_put;
 		}
 
 		sen->data = thm;
@@ -397,13 +397,13 @@ static int sprd_thm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = of_property_read_u32(sen_child, "reg", &sen->id);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "get sensor reg failed");
-			goto disable_clk;
+			goto of_put;
 		}
 
 		ret = sprd_thm_sensor_calibration(sen_child, thm, sen);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "efuse cal analysis failed");
-			goto disable_clk;
+			goto of_put;
 		}
 
 		sprd_thm_sensor_init(thm, sen);
@@ -416,19 +416,20 @@ static int sprd_thm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "register thermal zone failed %d\n",
 				sen->id);
 			ret = PTR_ERR(sen->tzd);
-			goto disable_clk;
+			goto of_put;
 		}
 
 		thm->sensor[sen->id] = sen;
 	}
+	/* sen_child set to NULL at this point */
 
 	ret = sprd_thm_set_ready(thm);
 	if (ret)
-		goto disable_clk;
+		goto of_put;
 
 	ret = sprd_thm_wait_temp_ready(thm);
 	if (ret)
-		goto disable_clk;
+		goto of_put;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < thm->nr_sensors; i++)
 		sprd_thm_toggle_sensor(thm->sensor[i], true);
@@ -436,6 +437,8 @@ static int sprd_thm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, thm);
 	return 0;
 
+of_put:
+	of_node_put(sen_child);
 disable_clk:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(thm->clk);
 	return ret;