diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c
index 444a7eaa320c..25893d109190 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static int mmdc_pmu_init(struct mmdc_pmu *pmu_mmdc,
 		.active_events = 0,
 	};
 
-	pmu_mmdc->id = ida_simple_get(&mmdc_ida, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	pmu_mmdc->id = ida_alloc(&mmdc_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	return pmu_mmdc->id;
 }
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static void imx_mmdc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mmdc_pmu *pmu_mmdc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	ida_simple_remove(&mmdc_ida, pmu_mmdc->id);
+	ida_free(&mmdc_ida, pmu_mmdc->id);
 	cpuhp_state_remove_instance_nocalls(cpuhp_mmdc_state, &pmu_mmdc->node);
 	perf_pmu_unregister(&pmu_mmdc->pmu);
 	iounmap(pmu_mmdc->mmdc_base);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static int imx_mmdc_perf_init(struct platform_device *pdev, void __iomem *mmdc_b
 	cpuhp_state_remove_instance_nocalls(cpuhp_mmdc_state, &pmu_mmdc->node);
 	hrtimer_cancel(&pmu_mmdc->hrtimer);
 pmu_release_id:
-	ida_simple_remove(&mmdc_ida, pmu_mmdc->id);
+	ida_free(&mmdc_ida, pmu_mmdc->id);
 pmu_free:
 	kfree(pmu_mmdc);
 	return ret;