diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
index 7f4285e2ae68..f5a10a94f156 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
@@ -1675,9 +1675,9 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	if (platform_info->is_slave)
-		controller = spi_alloc_slave(dev, sizeof(struct driver_data));
+		controller = devm_spi_alloc_slave(dev, sizeof(*drv_data));
 	else
-		controller = spi_alloc_master(dev, sizeof(struct driver_data));
+		controller = devm_spi_alloc_master(dev, sizeof(*drv_data));
 
 	if (!controller) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot alloc spi_controller\n");
@@ -1900,7 +1900,6 @@ out_error_dma_irq_alloc:
 	free_irq(ssp->irq, drv_data);
 
 out_error_controller_alloc:
-	spi_controller_put(controller);
 	pxa_ssp_free(ssp);
 	return status;
 }