diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_hdmi.c
index 2d45d1dd9554..643f5edd68fe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_hdmi.c
@@ -1446,8 +1446,7 @@ static int mtk_hdmi_dt_parse_pdata(struct mtk_hdmi *hdmi,
 	}
 
 	/* The CEC module handles HDMI hotplug detection */
-	cec_np = of_find_compatible_node(np->parent, NULL,
-					 "mediatek,mt8173-cec");
+	cec_np = of_get_compatible_child(np->parent, "mediatek,mt8173-cec");
 	if (!cec_np) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to find CEC node\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1457,8 +1456,10 @@ static int mtk_hdmi_dt_parse_pdata(struct mtk_hdmi *hdmi,
 	if (!cec_pdev) {
 		dev_err(hdmi->dev, "Waiting for CEC device %pOF\n",
 			cec_np);
+		of_node_put(cec_np);
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
+	of_node_put(cec_np);
 	hdmi->cec_dev = &cec_pdev->dev;
 
 	/*