diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
index 472c88ae1c0f..92f843eaf1e0 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ void scmi_driver_unregister(struct scmi_driver *driver)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scmi_driver_unregister);
 
+static void scmi_device_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	kfree(to_scmi_dev(dev));
+}
+
 struct scmi_device *
 scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np, struct device *parent, int protocol)
 {
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np, struct device *parent, int protocol)
 	scmi_dev->dev.parent = parent;
 	scmi_dev->dev.of_node = np;
 	scmi_dev->dev.bus = &scmi_bus_type;
+	scmi_dev->dev.release = scmi_device_release;
 	dev_set_name(&scmi_dev->dev, "scmi_dev.%d", id);
 
 	retval = device_register(&scmi_dev->dev);
@@ -156,9 +162,8 @@ scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np, struct device *parent, int protocol)
 void scmi_device_destroy(struct scmi_device *scmi_dev)
 {
 	scmi_handle_put(scmi_dev->handle);
-	device_unregister(&scmi_dev->dev);
 	ida_simple_remove(&scmi_bus_id, scmi_dev->id);
-	kfree(scmi_dev);
+	device_unregister(&scmi_dev->dev);
 }
 
 void scmi_set_handle(struct scmi_device *scmi_dev)