diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index 35c0bc6f2eb3..b2c495839545 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -740,6 +740,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_new_device);
  */
 void i2c_unregister_device(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
+	if (client->dev.of_node) {
+		of_node_put(client->dev.of_node);
+	}
+
 	device_unregister(&client->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_unregister_device);