diff --git a/drivers/gpu/arm/midgard/ipa/mali_kbase_ipa.c b/drivers/gpu/arm/midgard/ipa/mali_kbase_ipa.c
index 01bdbb4e..c6ecee65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/arm/midgard/ipa/mali_kbase_ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/arm/midgard/ipa/mali_kbase_ipa.c
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ static struct device_node *get_model_dt_node(struct kbase_ipa_model *model)
 	snprintf(compat_string, sizeof(compat_string), "arm,%s",
 		 model->ops->name);
 
-	model_dt_node = of_find_compatible_node(model->kbdev->dev->of_node,
+
+	model_dt_node = of_find_compatible_node(of_node_get(model->kbdev->dev->of_node),
 						NULL, compat_string);
 	if (!model_dt_node && !model->missing_dt_node_warning) {
 		dev_warn(model->kbdev->dev,