diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
index 835dc3404..b10c2beac 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
@@ -1429,8 +1429,11 @@ static struct snd_soc_card *sun8i_a23_codec_create_card(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	card->dai_link = sun4i_codec_create_link(dev, &card->num_links);
-	if (!card->dai_link)
+	if (!card->dai_link) {
+		of_node_put(aux_dev.dlc.of_node);
+		aux_dev.dlc.of_node = NULL;
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
 
 	card->dev		= dev;
 	card->owner		= THIS_MODULE;
@@ -1468,8 +1471,11 @@ static struct snd_soc_card *sun8i_h3_codec_create_card(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	card->dai_link = sun4i_codec_create_link(dev, &card->num_links);
-	if (!card->dai_link)
+	if (!card->dai_link) {
+		of_node_put(aux_dev.dlc.of_node);
+		aux_dev.dlc.of_node = NULL;
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
 
 	card->dev		= dev;
 	card->owner		= THIS_MODULE;
@@ -1507,8 +1513,11 @@ static struct snd_soc_card *sun8i_v3s_codec_create_card(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	card->dai_link = sun4i_codec_create_link(dev, &card->num_links);
-	if (!card->dai_link)
+	if (!card->dai_link) {
+		of_node_put(aux_dev.dlc.of_node);
+		aux_dev.dlc.of_node = NULL;
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
 
 	card->dev		= dev;
 	card->owner		= THIS_MODULE;
@@ -1808,6 +1817,8 @@ static int sun4i_codec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = snd_soc_register_card(card);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "Failed to register our card\n");
+		of_node_put(aux_dev.dlc.of_node);
+		aux_dev.dlc.of_node = NULL;
 		goto err_assert_reset;
 	}
 
@@ -1830,6 +1841,8 @@ static int sun4i_codec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (scodec->rst)
 		reset_control_assert(scodec->rst);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(scodec->clk_apb);
+	of_node_put(aux_dev.dlc.of_node);
+	aux_dev.dlc.of_node = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }