diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-stmp.c b/drivers/spi/spi-stmp.c
index 58e38528532393f89c0b8688469ad3af8a982b21..911e904b3c84db0052eb9d4f028e99d3f5f8c017 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-stmp.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-stmp.c
@@ -594,9 +594,7 @@ static int __devexit stmp_spi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	struct stmp_spi *ss;
 	struct spi_master *master;
 
-	master = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
-	if (master == NULL)
-		goto out0;
+	master = spi_master_get(platform_get_drvdata(dev));
 	ss = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
 	spi_unregister_master(master);
@@ -609,8 +607,6 @@ static int __devexit stmp_spi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	destroy_workqueue(ss->workqueue);
 	iounmap(ss->regs);
 	spi_master_put(master);
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
-out0:
 	return 0;
 }