diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 2580bcd850253..3978d82c95989 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -751,8 +751,10 @@ static int gfar_of_init(struct platform_device *ofdev, struct net_device **pdev)
 				continue;
 
 			err = gfar_parse_group(child, priv, model);
-			if (err)
+			if (err) {
+				of_node_put(child);
 				goto err_grp_init;
+			}
 		}
 	} else { /* SQ_SG_MODE */
 		err = gfar_parse_group(np, priv, model);