diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
index 436aecc317327b95b23e530beac9c5ea01f04417..603844b1d48375345b4780b82acde9c4b421acb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
@@ -1825,7 +1825,8 @@ static int __init macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	dev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	err = request_irq(dev->irq, macb_interrupt, 0, dev->name, dev);
+	err = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, dev->irq, macb_interrupt, 0,
+			dev->name, dev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to request IRQ %d (error %d)\n",
 			dev->irq, err);
@@ -1892,7 +1893,7 @@ static int __init macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	err = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot register net device, aborting.\n");
-		goto err_out_free_irq;
+		goto err_out_disable_clocks;
 	}
 
 	err = macb_mii_init(bp);
@@ -1915,8 +1916,6 @@ static int __init macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err_out_unregister_netdev:
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
-err_out_free_irq:
-	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
 err_out_disable_clocks:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(bp->hclk);
 err_out_disable_pclk:
@@ -1942,7 +1941,6 @@ static int __exit macb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		kfree(bp->mii_bus->irq);
 		mdiobus_free(bp->mii_bus);
 		unregister_netdev(dev);
-		free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
 		clk_disable_unprepare(bp->hclk);
 		clk_disable_unprepare(bp->pclk);
 		free_netdev(dev);