diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
index d5174f11b91c..e7d25e70fb93 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static int thermal_of_populate_trip(struct device_node *np,
 static struct thermal_trip *thermal_of_trips_init(struct device_node *np, int *ntrips)
 {
 	struct thermal_trip *tt;
-	struct device_node *trips, *trip;
+	struct device_node *trips;
 	int ret, count;
 
 	trips = of_get_child_by_name(np, "trips");
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static struct thermal_trip *thermal_of_trips_init(struct device_node *np, int *n
 	*ntrips = count;
 
 	count = 0;
-	for_each_child_of_node(trips, trip) {
+	for_each_child_of_node_scoped(trips, trip) {
 		ret = thermal_of_populate_trip(trip, &tt[count++]);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_kfree;