diff --git a/drivers/mtd/parsers/ofpart_core.c b/drivers/mtd/parsers/ofpart_core.c
index 181ae9616b2e..262c4221d23f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/parsers/ofpart_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/parsers/ofpart_core.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int parse_fixed_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
 			dedicated = false;
 		}
 	} else { /* Partition */
-		ofpart_node = mtd_node;
+		ofpart_node = of_node_get(mtd_node);
 	}
 
 	of_id = of_match_node(parse_ofpart_match_table, ofpart_node);