diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_char.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_char.c
index b830a8cbef78..ebe84067bae9 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_char.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_char.c
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ tapechar_setup_device(struct tape_device * device)
 void
 tapechar_cleanup_device(struct tape_device *device)
 {
-	unregister_tape_dev(device->rt);
+	unregister_tape_dev(&device->cdev->dev, device->rt);
 	device->rt = NULL;
-	unregister_tape_dev(device->nt);
+	unregister_tape_dev(&device->cdev->dev, device->nt);
 	device->nt = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c
index aa7f166f4034..6dfdb7c17981 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c
@@ -99,11 +99,10 @@ struct tape_class_device *register_tape_dev(
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_tape_dev);
 
-void unregister_tape_dev(struct tape_class_device *tcd)
+void unregister_tape_dev(struct device *device, struct tape_class_device *tcd)
 {
 	if (tcd != NULL && !IS_ERR(tcd)) {
-		sysfs_remove_link(&tcd->class_device->kobj,
-				  tcd->mode_name);
+		sysfs_remove_link(&device->kobj, tcd->mode_name);
 		device_destroy(tape_class, tcd->char_device->dev);
 		cdev_del(tcd->char_device);
 		kfree(tcd);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
index e2b5ac918acf..707b7f48c232 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ struct tape_class_device *register_tape_dev(
 	char *			device_name,
 	char *			node_name
 );
-void unregister_tape_dev(struct tape_class_device *tcd);
+void unregister_tape_dev(struct device *device, struct tape_class_device *tcd);
 
 #endif /* __TAPE_CLASS_H__ */