struct of_phandle_args *out_args)
 {
        const __be32 *list, *list_end;
-       int size, cur_index = 0;
+       int rc = 0, size, cur_index = 0;
        uint32_t count = 0;
        struct device_node *node = NULL;
        phandle phandle;
 
        /* Loop over the phandles until all the requested entry is found */
        while (list < list_end) {
+               rc = -EINVAL;
                count = 0;
 
                /*
                        if (!node) {
                                pr_err("%s: could not find phandle\n",
                                         np->full_name);
-                               break;
+                               goto err;
                        }
                        if (of_property_read_u32(node, cells_name, &count)) {
                                pr_err("%s: could not get %s for %s\n",
                                         np->full_name, cells_name,
                                         node->full_name);
-                               break;
+                               goto err;
                        }
 
                        /*
                        if (list + count > list_end) {
                                pr_err("%s: arguments longer than property\n",
                                         np->full_name);
-                               break;
+                               goto err;
                        }
                }
 
                 * index matches, then fill the out_args structure and return,
                 * or return -ENOENT for an empty entry.
                 */
+               rc = -ENOENT;
                if (cur_index == index) {
                        if (!phandle)
-                               return -ENOENT;
+                               goto err;
 
                        if (out_args) {
                                int i;
                                for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
                                        out_args->args[i] = be32_to_cpup(list++);
                        }
+
+                       /* Found it! return success */
+                       if (node)
+                               of_node_put(node);
                        return 0;
                }
 
                cur_index++;
        }
 
-       /* Loop exited without finding a valid entry; return an error */
+       /*
+        * Unlock node before returning result; will be one of:
+        * -ENOENT : index is for empty phandle
+        * -EINVAL : parsing error on data
+        */
+       rc = -ENOENT;
+ err:
        if (node)
                of_node_put(node);
-       return -EINVAL;
+       return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_parse_phandle_with_args);