diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-gio.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-gio.c
index 9eec8842ffb7..a574441fa44b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-gio.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-gio.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static struct {
 
 static void gio_bus_release(struct device *dev)
 {
-	kfree(dev);
 }
 
 static struct device gio_bus = {