diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lms283gf05.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lms283gf05.c
index 4161f9e3982a..a9f2c36966f1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/lms283gf05.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lms283gf05.c
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ static int __devinit lms283gf05_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 			goto err;
 	}
 
-	st = kzalloc(sizeof(struct lms283gf05_state), GFP_KERNEL);
+	st = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(struct lms283gf05_state),
+				GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (st == NULL) {
 		dev_err(&spi->dev, "No memory for device state\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ static int __devinit lms283gf05_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	ld = lcd_device_register("lms283gf05", &spi->dev, st, &lms_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(ld)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ld);
-		goto err2;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	st->spi = spi;
@@ -193,8 +194,6 @@ static int __devinit lms283gf05_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	return 0;
 
-err2:
-	kfree(st);
 err:
 	if (pdata != NULL)
 		gpio_free(pdata->reset_gpio);
@@ -212,8 +211,6 @@ static int __devexit lms283gf05_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (pdata != NULL)
 		gpio_free(pdata->reset_gpio);
 
-	kfree(st);
-
 	return 0;
 }