diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-jcore.c b/drivers/spi/spi-jcore.c
index 7d2044a106a28..f8117b80fa22e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-jcore.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-jcore.c
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ static int jcore_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 exit_busy:
 	err = -EBUSY;
 exit:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	spi_master_put(master);
 	return err;
 }