diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c
index bd1d28caa51e..9c0211f94fd0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c
@@ -1956,7 +1956,7 @@ static int pl022_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 
 	/* Register with the SPI framework */
 	amba_set_drvdata(adev, pl022);
-	status = devm_spi_register_controller(&adev->dev, host);
+	status = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (status != 0) {
 		dev_err_probe(&adev->dev, status,
 			      "problem registering spi host\n");
@@ -1997,6 +1997,10 @@ pl022_remove(struct amba_device *adev)
 	if (!pl022)
 		return;
 
+	spi_controller_get(pl022->host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(pl022->host);
+
 	/*
 	 * undo pm_runtime_put() in probe.  I assume that we're not
 	 * accessing the primecell here.
@@ -2008,6 +2012,8 @@ pl022_remove(struct amba_device *adev)
 		pl022_dma_remove(pl022);
 
 	amba_release_regions(adev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(pl022->host);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP