diff --git a/sound/hda/intel-sdw-acpi.c b/sound/hda/intel-sdw-acpi.c
index 5f60658c6051..d7417a40392b 100644
--- a/sound/hda/intel-sdw-acpi.c
+++ b/sound/hda/intel-sdw-acpi.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ static bool is_link_enabled(struct fwnode_handle *fw_node, u8 idx)
 				 "intel-quirk-mask",
 				 &quirk_mask);
 
+	fwnode_handle_put(link);
+
 	if (quirk_mask & SDW_INTEL_QUIRK_MASK_BUS_DISABLE)
 		return false;