diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dcss/dcss-dev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dcss/dcss-dev.c
index c849533ca83e..3f5750cc2673 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dcss/dcss-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dcss/dcss-dev.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ struct dcss_dev *dcss_dev_create(struct device *dev, bool hdmi_output)
 
 	ret = dcss_submodules_init(dcss);
 	if (ret) {
+		of_node_put(dcss->of_port);
 		dev_err(dev, "submodules initialization failed\n");
 		goto clks_err;
 	}
@@ -237,6 +238,8 @@ void dcss_dev_destroy(struct dcss_dev *dcss)
 		dcss_clocks_disable(dcss);
 	}
 
+	of_node_put(dcss->of_port);
+
 	pm_runtime_disable(dcss->dev);
 
 	dcss_submodules_stop(dcss);