diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/vfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/vfb.c
index 5b7965f36c5e..de137b2bdaed 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/vfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/vfb.c
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ static int vfb_pan_display(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 static int vfb_mmap(struct fb_info *info,
 		    struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
+static void vfb_destroy(struct fb_info *info)
+{
+	vfree(info->screen_buffer);
+	fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
+	framebuffer_release(info);
+}
+
 static const struct fb_ops vfb_ops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	__FB_DEFAULT_SYSMEM_OPS_RDWR,
@@ -87,6 +94,7 @@ static const struct fb_ops vfb_ops = {
 	.fb_pan_display	= vfb_pan_display,
 	__FB_DEFAULT_SYSMEM_OPS_DRAW,
 	.fb_mmap	= vfb_mmap,
+	.fb_destroy	= vfb_destroy,
 };
 
     /*
@@ -485,9 +493,6 @@ static void vfb_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 	if (info) {
 		unregister_framebuffer(info);
-		vfree(videomemory);
-		fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
-		framebuffer_release(info);
 	}
 }