diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index 76bd316a50af..7d14a1e7631e 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ static int mfd_match_of_node_to_dev(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	of_entry->np = np;
 	list_add_tail(&of_entry->list, &mfd_of_node_list);
 
+	of_node_get(np);
 	device_set_node(&pdev->dev, of_fwnode_handle(np));
 #endif
 	return 0;