diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-meson-spicc.c b/drivers/spi/spi-meson-spicc.c
index 57768da3205d..b80f9f457b66 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-meson-spicc.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-meson-spicc.c
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ static int meson_spicc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "spi registration failed\n");
 		goto out_host;
@@ -1099,8 +1099,14 @@ static void meson_spicc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct meson_spicc_device *spicc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	spi_controller_get(spicc->host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(spicc->host);
+
 	/* Disable SPI */
 	writel(0, spicc->base + SPICC_CONREG);
+
+	spi_controller_put(spicc->host);
 }
 
 static const struct meson_spicc_data meson_spicc_gx_data = {