diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
index 87743661d48ebfc4e43f317f5ceddee6e9397fe8..4b122e7ab4b3a5efb36071359137e0a2637c80df 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct physmap_flash_info {
 	struct map_info		map[MAX_RESOURCES];
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
 	int			nr_parts;
+	struct mtd_partition	*parts;
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -45,25 +46,26 @@ static int physmap_flash_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 	physmap_data = dev->dev.platform_data;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_CONCAT
-	if (info->cmtd != info->mtd[0]) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
+	if (info->nr_parts) {
+		del_mtd_partitions(info->cmtd);
+		kfree(info->parts);
+	} else if (physmap_data->nr_parts)
+		del_mtd_partitions(info->cmtd);
+	else
 		del_mtd_device(info->cmtd);
+#else
+	del_mtd_device(info->cmtd);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_CONCAT
+	if (info->cmtd != info->mtd[0])
 		mtd_concat_destroy(info->cmtd);
-	}
 #endif
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_RESOURCES; i++) {
-		if (info->mtd[i] != NULL) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
-			if (info->nr_parts || physmap_data->nr_parts)
-				del_mtd_partitions(info->mtd[i]);
-			else
-				del_mtd_device(info->mtd[i]);
-#else
-			del_mtd_device(info->mtd[i]);
-#endif
+		if (info->mtd[i] != NULL)
 			map_destroy(info->mtd[i]);
-		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -86,9 +88,6 @@ static int physmap_flash_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	int err = 0;
 	int i;
 	int devices_found = 0;
-#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
-	struct mtd_partition *parts;
-#endif
 
 	physmap_data = dev->dev.platform_data;
 	if (physmap_data == NULL)
@@ -167,10 +166,11 @@ static int physmap_flash_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 		goto err_out;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
-	err = parse_mtd_partitions(info->cmtd, part_probe_types, &parts, 0);
+	err = parse_mtd_partitions(info->cmtd, part_probe_types,
+				&info->parts, 0);
 	if (err > 0) {
-		add_mtd_partitions(info->cmtd, parts, err);
-		kfree(parts);
+		add_mtd_partitions(info->cmtd, info->parts, err);
+		info->nr_parts = err;
 		return 0;
 	}