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diff --git a/drivers/of/platform.c b/drivers/of/platform.c
index cb4c7800f37d..b8064bc2b6eb 100644
--- a/drivers/of/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/of/platform.c
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ static int of_dev_node_match(struct device *dev, void *data)
* of_find_device_by_node - Find the platform_device associated with a node
* @np: Pointer to device tree node
*
+ * Takes a reference to the embedded struct device which needs to be dropped
+ * after use.
+ *
* Returns platform_device pointer, or NULL if not found
*/
struct platform_device *of_find_device_by_node(struct device_node *np)