diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/secvar-sysfs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/secvar-sysfs.c
index a0a78aba2083..1ee4640a2641 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/secvar-sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/secvar-sysfs.c
@@ -26,15 +26,18 @@ static ssize_t format_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 	const char *format;
 
 	node = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "ibm,secvar-backend");
-	if (!of_device_is_available(node))
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!of_device_is_available(node)) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	rc = of_property_read_string(node, "format", &format);
 	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+		goto out;
 
 	rc = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", format);
 
+out:
 	of_node_put(node);
 
 	return rc;