diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa168fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa168fb.c
index 362d3dfe8287933cac5803d2b9387b0305724a6c..3679698fffd1b35842cc6db290633d5daa5c43bf 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa168fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa168fb.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static int pxa168fb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dma_free_wc(fbi->dev, info->fix.smem_len,
 		    info->screen_base, fbi->fb_start_dma);
 failed_free_info:
-	kfree(info);
+	framebuffer_release(info);
 
 	dev_err(&pdev->dev, "frame buffer device init failed with %d\n", ret);
 	return ret;