diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 1976244b97e3..3759d0a15c7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -1126,10 +1126,9 @@ static inline int parse_perf_domain(int cpu, const char *list_name,
 				    const char *cell_name,
 				    struct of_phandle_args *args)
 {
-	struct device_node *cpu_np;
 	int ret;
 
-	cpu_np = of_cpu_device_node_get(cpu);
+	struct device_node *cpu_np __free(device_node) = of_cpu_device_node_get(cpu);
 	if (!cpu_np)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -1137,9 +1136,6 @@ static inline int parse_perf_domain(int cpu, const char *list_name,
 					 args);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-
-	of_node_put(cpu_np);
-
 	return 0;
 }