diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
index ae9d8722b76f77236319c85120663a9b9e66d2ae..5e3c0e24a1bc77f5658db3ed06d59540f459cf68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
@@ -1741,7 +1741,6 @@ static int rswitch_device_alloc(struct rswitch_private *priv, int index)
 	rdev->np_port = rswitch_get_port_node(rdev);
 	rdev->disabled = !rdev->np_port;
 	err = of_get_ethdev_address(rdev->np_port, ndev);
-	of_node_put(rdev->np_port);
 	if (err) {
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(rdev->etha->mac_addr))
 			eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, rdev->etha->mac_addr);
@@ -1771,6 +1770,7 @@ static int rswitch_device_alloc(struct rswitch_private *priv, int index)
 
 out_rxdmac:
 out_get_params:
+	of_node_put(rdev->np_port);
 	netif_napi_del(&rdev->napi);
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 
@@ -1784,6 +1784,7 @@ static void rswitch_device_free(struct rswitch_private *priv, int index)
 
 	rswitch_txdmac_free(ndev);
 	rswitch_rxdmac_free(ndev);
+	of_node_put(rdev->np_port);
 	netif_napi_del(&rdev->napi);
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 }