diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
index 52ca590a58b9..b88fbda6c046 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
@@ -629,8 +629,10 @@ static struct phy *_of_phy_get(struct device_node *np, int index)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
 	/* This phy type handled by the usb-phy subsystem for now */
-	if (of_device_is_compatible(args.np, "usb-nop-xceiv"))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+	if (of_device_is_compatible(args.np, "usb-nop-xceiv")) {
+		phy = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+		goto out_put_node;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&phy_provider_mutex);
 	phy_provider = of_phy_provider_lookup(args.np);
@@ -652,6 +654,7 @@ static struct phy *_of_phy_get(struct device_node *np, int index)
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&phy_provider_mutex);
+out_put_node:
 	of_node_put(args.np);
 
 	return phy;