diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
index c5aff27ec4a8..14a09285f155 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ atmel_nand_controller_legacy_add_nands(struct atmel_nand_controller *nc)
 
 static int atmel_nand_controller_add_nands(struct atmel_nand_controller *nc)
 {
-	struct device_node *np, *nand_np;
+	struct device_node *np;
 	struct device *dev = nc->dev;
 	int ret, reg_cells;
 	u32 val;
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ static int atmel_nand_controller_add_nands(struct atmel_nand_controller *nc)
 
 	reg_cells += val;
 
-	for_each_child_of_node(np, nand_np) {
+	for_each_child_of_node_scoped(np, nand_np) {
 		struct atmel_nand *nand;
 
 		nand = atmel_nand_create(nc, nand_np, reg_cells);