diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pic32.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pic32.c
index 369850d14313..70427e529945 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pic32.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pic32.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static int pic32_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* register host */
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&host->dev, "failed registering spi host\n");
 		goto err_bailout;
@@ -840,11 +840,16 @@ static int pic32_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static void pic32_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct pic32_spi *pic32s;
+	struct pic32_spi *pic32s = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	spi_controller_get(pic32s->host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(pic32s->host);
 
-	pic32s = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	pic32_spi_disable(pic32s);
 	pic32_spi_dma_unprep(pic32s);
+
+	spi_controller_put(pic32s->host);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id pic32_spi_of_match[] = {