diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
index bd127ce3aba2..49b853f53f59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ void of_can_transceiver(struct net_device *dev)
 		return;
 
 	ret = of_property_read_u32(dn, "max-bitrate", &priv->bitrate_max);
+	of_node_put(dn);
 	if ((ret && ret != -EINVAL) || (!ret && !priv->bitrate_max))
 		netdev_warn(dev, "Invalid value for transceiver max bitrate. Ignoring bitrate limit.\n");
 }