diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-xlp.c b/drivers/spi/spi-xlp.c
index be8bbe1cbba3..d014955e6d4b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-xlp.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-xlp.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static int xlp_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	xspi->spi_clk = clk_get_rate(clk);
 
-	host = spi_alloc_host(&pdev->dev, 0);
+	host = devm_spi_alloc_host(&pdev->dev, 0);
 	if (!host) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not alloc host\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ static int xlp_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	err = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "spi register host failed!\n");
-		spi_controller_put(host);
 		return err;
 	}