diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91-pio4.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91-pio4.c
index 4b57a13758a4..bafb3d40545e 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91-pio4.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91-pio4.c
@@ -576,8 +576,10 @@ static int atmel_pctl_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		for_each_child_of_node(np_config, np) {
 			ret = atmel_pctl_dt_subnode_to_map(pctldev, np, map,
 						    &reserved_maps, num_maps);
-			if (ret < 0)
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				of_node_put(np);
 				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}