diff --git a/lib/genalloc.c b/lib/genalloc.c
index bdb9a45..38d2db8 100644
--- a/lib/genalloc.c
+++ b/lib/genalloc.c
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@
 	if (!np_pool)
 		return NULL;
 	pdev = of_find_device_by_node(np_pool);
+	of_node_put(np_pool);
 	if (!pdev)
 		return NULL;
 	return dev_get_gen_pool(&pdev->dev);