diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp-dt.c
index c242423bf8db..66d6b11eda7b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp-dt.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static void __init realview_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 		return;
 	}
 	map = syscon_node_to_regmap(np);
+	of_node_put(np);
 	if (IS_ERR(map)) {
 		pr_err("PLATSMP: No syscon regmap\n");
 		return;