diff --git a/sound/soc/loongson/loongson_card.c b/sound/soc/loongson/loongson_card.c
index fae5e9312bf0..2c8dbdba27c5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/loongson/loongson_card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/loongson/loongson_card.c
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ static int loongson_card_parse_of(struct loongson_card_data *data)
 	codec = of_get_child_by_name(dev->of_node, "codec");
 	if (!codec) {
 		dev_err(dev, "audio-codec property missing or invalid\n");
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err;
+		of_node_put(cpu);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < card->num_links; i++) {