diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
index 7f3e08810560..f114b6313f4f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
@@ -1289,9 +1289,9 @@ static int sh_msiof_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_warn(dev, "DMA not available, using PIO\n");
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(dev, ctlr);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "devm_spi_register_controller error.\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to register controller\n");
 		goto err2;
 	}
 
@@ -1309,8 +1309,14 @@ static void sh_msiof_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	spi_controller_get(p->ctlr);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(p->ctlr);
+
 	sh_msiof_release_dma(p);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(p->ctlr);
 }
 
 static const struct platform_device_id spi_driver_ids[] = {