diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/sst25l.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/sst25l.c
index a42f1f0e7281417398f4de453845ff8edf79b60c..7cc70db97e593380526751b7cdee522dd40dd825 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/sst25l.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/sst25l.c
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ static int sst25l_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 					data ? data->nr_parts : 0);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(flash);
-		spi_set_drvdata(spi, NULL);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}