diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc5xxx_clocks.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc5xxx_clocks.c
index c5bf7e1b3780..58cee28e2399 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc5xxx_clocks.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc5xxx_clocks.c
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ unsigned long mpc5xxx_fwnode_get_bus_frequency(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 
 	fwnode_for_each_parent_node(fwnode, parent) {
 		ret = fwnode_property_read_u32(parent, "bus-frequency", &bus_freq);
-		if (!ret)
+		if (!ret) {
+			fwnode_handle_put(parent);
 			return bus_freq;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;