diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
index 61d38697986e..7e50ed89e18a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
@@ -1659,7 +1659,6 @@ static int __init atmel_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 err_scan_ident:
 err_no_card:
 	atmel_nand_disable(host);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	if (host->dma_chan)
 		dma_release_channel(host->dma_chan);
 err_ecc_ioremap: