diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
index b782c35c4ac1..8ada397bc357 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ fwnode_find_pse_control(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 static struct mii_timestamper *
 fwnode_find_mii_timestamper(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
+	struct mii_timestamper *mii_ts;
 	struct of_phandle_args arg;
 	int err;
 
@@ -51,10 +52,16 @@ fwnode_find_mii_timestamper(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 	else if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
-	if (arg.args_count != 1)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	if (arg.args_count != 1) {
+		mii_ts = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		goto put_node;
+	}
 
-	return register_mii_timestamper(arg.np, arg.args[0]);
+	mii_ts = register_mii_timestamper(arg.np, arg.args[0]);
+
+put_node:
+	of_node_put(arg.np);
+	return mii_ts;
 }
 
 int fwnode_mdiobus_phy_device_register(struct mii_bus *mdio,