diff --git a/drivers/net/can/bfin_can.c b/drivers/net/can/bfin_can.c
index 9cbf615e5673..8039703481a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/bfin_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/bfin_can.c
@@ -552,16 +552,10 @@ static int bfin_can_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	if (!request_mem_region(res_mem->start, resource_size(res_mem),
-				dev_name(&pdev->dev))) {
-		err = -EBUSY;
-		goto exit;
-	}
-
 	/* request peripheral pins */
 	err = peripheral_request_list(pdata, dev_name(&pdev->dev));
 	if (err)
-		goto exit_mem_release;
+		goto exit;
 
 	dev = alloc_bfin_candev();
 	if (!dev) {
@@ -570,7 +564,13 @@ static int bfin_can_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	priv->membase = (void __iomem *)res_mem->start;
+
+	priv->membase = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res_mem);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->membase)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(priv->membase);
+		goto exit_peri_pin_free;
+	}
+
 	priv->rx_irq = rx_irq->start;
 	priv->tx_irq = tx_irq->start;
 	priv->err_irq = err_irq->start;
@@ -602,8 +602,6 @@ exit_candev_free:
 	free_candev(dev);
 exit_peri_pin_free:
 	peripheral_free_list(pdata);
-exit_mem_release:
-	release_mem_region(res_mem->start, resource_size(res_mem));
 exit:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -612,15 +610,11 @@ static int bfin_can_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct bfin_can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct resource *res;
 
 	bfin_can_set_reset_mode(dev);
 
 	unregister_candev(dev);
 
-	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
-
 	peripheral_free_list(priv->pin_list);
 
 	free_candev(dev);