diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-spdif.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-spdif.c
index 816013b0ebba..8499d5292f08 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-spdif.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int imx_spdif_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_dir;
 
-	ret = snd_soc_register_card(&data->card);
+	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_card(&pdev->dev, &data->card);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "snd_soc_register_card failed: %d\n", ret);
 		goto error_dir;
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ static int imx_spdif_audio_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (data->txdev)
 		platform_device_unregister(data->txdev);
 
-	snd_soc_unregister_card(&data->card);
-
 	return 0;
 }