diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/netup_unidvb/netup_unidvb_spi.c b/drivers/media/pci/netup_unidvb/netup_unidvb_spi.c
index f33c0de3e849..019bbc18cede 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/netup_unidvb/netup_unidvb_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/netup_unidvb/netup_unidvb_spi.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int netup_spi_init(struct netup_unidvb_dev *ndev)
 	struct spi_master *master;
 	struct netup_spi *nspi;
 
-	master = spi_alloc_master(&ndev->pci_dev->dev,
+	master = devm_spi_alloc_master(&ndev->pci_dev->dev,
 		sizeof(struct netup_spi));
 	if (!master) {
 		dev_err(&ndev->pci_dev->dev,
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ int netup_spi_init(struct netup_unidvb_dev *ndev)
 		ndev->pci_slot,
 		ndev->pci_func);
 	if (!spi_new_device(master, &netup_spi_board)) {
+		spi_unregister_master(master);
 		ndev->spi = NULL;
 		dev_err(&ndev->pci_dev->dev,
 			"%s(): unable to create SPI device\n", __func__);
@@ -235,13 +236,13 @@ void netup_spi_release(struct netup_unidvb_dev *ndev)
 	if (!spi)
 		return;
 
+	spi_unregister_master(spi->master);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&spi->lock, flags);
 	reg = readw(&spi->regs->control_stat);
 	writew(reg | NETUP_SPI_CTRL_IRQ, &spi->regs->control_stat);
 	reg = readw(&spi->regs->control_stat);
 	writew(reg & ~NETUP_SPI_CTRL_IMASK, &spi->regs->control_stat);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&spi->lock, flags);
-	spi_unregister_master(spi->master);
 	ndev->spi = NULL;
 }