diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c
index cad3458e23ed2..06d2782d38ece 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ static int bcm2835_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_dma_release;
 	}
 
-	err = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, ctlr);
+	err = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not register SPI controller: %d\n",
 			err);
@@ -1378,6 +1378,8 @@ static int bcm2835_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	bcm2835_debugfs_remove(bs);
 
+	spi_unregister_controller(ctlr);
+
 	/* Clear FIFOs, and disable the HW block */
 	bcm2835_wr(bs, BCM2835_SPI_CS,
 		   BCM2835_SPI_CS_CLEAR_RX | BCM2835_SPI_CS_CLEAR_TX);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c
index a2162ff56a121..c331efd6e86b2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static int bcm2835aux_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_clk_disable;
 	}
 
-	err = devm_spi_register_master(&pdev->dev, master);
+	err = spi_register_master(master);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not register SPI master: %d\n", err);
 		goto out_clk_disable;
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ static int bcm2835aux_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	bcm2835aux_debugfs_remove(bs);
 
+	spi_unregister_master(master);
+
 	bcm2835aux_spi_reset_hw(bs);
 
 	/* disable the HW block by releasing the clock */
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index c083ee3995e43..d32bdc6cbf662 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -2761,6 +2761,8 @@ void spi_unregister_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 	struct spi_controller *found;
 	int id = ctlr->bus_num;
 
+	device_for_each_child(&ctlr->dev, NULL, __unregister);
+
 	/* First make sure that this controller was ever added */
 	mutex_lock(&board_lock);
 	found = idr_find(&spi_master_idr, id);
@@ -2773,7 +2775,6 @@ void spi_unregister_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 	list_del(&ctlr->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&board_lock);
 
-	device_for_each_child(&ctlr->dev, NULL, __unregister);
 	device_unregister(&ctlr->dev);
 	/* free bus id */
 	mutex_lock(&board_lock);