diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
index a5b8d0b71677..81a7093494c8 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
@@ -1647,7 +1647,6 @@ static int imx_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct dw_pcie *pci;
 	struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie;
-	struct device_node *np;
 	struct device_node *node = dev->of_node;
 	int i, ret, domain;
 	u16 val;
@@ -1674,7 +1673,8 @@ static int imx_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		pci->pp.ops = &imx_pcie_host_dw_pme_ops;
 
 	/* Find the PHY if one is defined, only imx7d uses it */
-	np = of_parse_phandle(node, "fsl,imx7d-pcie-phy", 0);
+	struct device_node *np __free(device_node) =
+		of_parse_phandle(node, "fsl,imx7d-pcie-phy", 0);
 	if (np) {
 		struct resource res;