diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c
index c4f850345dc4..7ec19c73f870 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c
@@ -157,12 +157,16 @@ static int spear_pinctrl_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	/* calculate number of maps required */
 	for_each_child_of_node(np_config, np) {
 		ret = of_property_read_string(np, "st,function", &function);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			of_node_put(np);
 			return ret;
+		}
 
 		ret = of_property_count_strings(np, "st,pins");
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			of_node_put(np);
 			return ret;
+		}
 
 		count += ret;
 	}