diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c
index 6e1ac330d7a6..414cd925064f 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c
@@ -438,12 +438,12 @@ static int __init gicv2m_of_init(struct fwnode_handle *parent_handle,
 
 		ret = gicv2m_init_one(&child->fwnode, spi_start, nr_spis,
 				      &res, 0);
-		if (ret) {
-			of_node_put(child);
+		if (ret)
 			break;
-		}
 	}
 
+	if (ret && child)
+		of_node_put(child);
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = gicv2m_allocate_domains(parent);
 	if (ret)