diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
index bb11f467dc78..20a9efebbcb7 100644
--- a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
@@ -2142,6 +2142,11 @@ static int genpd_set_default_power_state(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void genpd_provider_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	/* nothing to be done here */
+}
+
 static int genpd_alloc_data(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 {
 	struct genpd_governor_data *gd = NULL;
@@ -2173,6 +2178,7 @@ static int genpd_alloc_data(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 
 	genpd->gd = gd;
 	device_initialize(&genpd->dev);
+	genpd->dev.release = genpd_provider_release;
 
 	if (!genpd_is_dev_name_fw(genpd)) {
 		dev_set_name(&genpd->dev, "%s", genpd->name);
diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/imx/gpcv2.c b/drivers/pmdomain/imx/gpcv2.c
index e67ecf99ef84..9bdb80fd7210 100644
--- a/drivers/pmdomain/imx/gpcv2.c
+++ b/drivers/pmdomain/imx/gpcv2.c
@@ -1458,12 +1458,12 @@ static int imx_gpcv2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.max_register   = SZ_4K,
 	};
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
-	struct device_node *pgc_np;
+	struct device_node *pgc_np __free(device_node) =
+		of_get_child_by_name(dev->of_node, "pgc");
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	void __iomem *base;
 	int ret;
 
-	pgc_np = of_get_child_by_name(dev->of_node, "pgc");
 	if (!pgc_np) {
 		dev_err(dev, "No power domains specified in DT\n");
 		return -EINVAL;