diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c
index e19b0f9f48b9..eb04b12f9f01 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ static int bcm2835_rng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
-
 	/* map peripheral */
 	priv->base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->base))