diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
index 26add8898605..b9fe62b475c6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
@@ -259,22 +259,18 @@ static int __init cr_backlight_init(void)
 {
 	int ret = platform_driver_register(&cr_backlight_driver);
 
-	if (!ret) {
-		crp = platform_device_alloc("cr_backlight", -1);
-		if (!crp)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-		ret = platform_device_add(crp);
-
-		if (ret) {
-			platform_device_put(crp);
-			platform_driver_unregister(&cr_backlight_driver);
-		}
+	crp = platform_device_register_simple("cr_backlight", -1, NULL, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(crp)) {
+		platform_driver_unregister(&cr_backlight_driver);
+		return PTR_ERR(crp);
 	}
 
 	printk("Carillo Ranch Backlight Driver Initialized.\n");
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit cr_backlight_exit(void)