diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci.c
index 6caed68ce1be..84b23ae48aee 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci.c
@@ -551,8 +551,10 @@ struct tcpci *tcpci_register_port(struct device *dev, struct tcpci_data *data)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
 	tcpci->port = tcpm_register_port(tcpci->dev, &tcpci->tcpc);
-	if (IS_ERR(tcpci->port))
+	if (IS_ERR(tcpci->port)) {
+		fwnode_handle_put(tcpci->tcpc.fwnode);
 		return ERR_CAST(tcpci->port);
+	}
 
 	return tcpci;
 }
@@ -561,6 +563,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcpci_register_port);
 void tcpci_unregister_port(struct tcpci *tcpci)
 {
 	tcpm_unregister_port(tcpci->port);
+	fwnode_handle_put(tcpci->tcpc.fwnode);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcpci_unregister_port);