diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index 89a43755a453..5d869c4d3eb2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -597,7 +597,9 @@ static int spidev_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&device_list_lock);
 
-	if (status != 0)
+	if (status == 0)
+		spi_set_drvdata(spi, spidev);
+	else
 		kfree(spidev);
 
 	return status;