diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
index b3301c69e2de..0164e04d59a1 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static int mxs_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_pm_runtime_put;
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot register SPI host, %d\n", ret);
 		goto out_pm_runtime_put;
@@ -650,11 +650,17 @@ static void mxs_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spi = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 	ssp = &spi->ssp;
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(&pdev->dev))
 		mxs_spi_runtime_suspend(&pdev->dev);
 
 	dma_release_channel(ssp->dmach);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver mxs_spi_driver = {