diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 961b97d43b43..6a2ff750c206 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ struct spi_imx_data {
 
 	struct completion xfer_done;
 	void __iomem *base;
-	int irq;
 	struct clk *clk_per;
 	struct clk *clk_ipg;
 	unsigned long spi_clk;
@@ -1076,7 +1075,7 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_master *master;
 	struct spi_imx_data *spi_imx;
 	struct resource *res;
-	int i, ret, num_cs;
+	int i, ret, num_cs, irq;
 
 	if (!np && !mxc_platform_info) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't get the platform data\n");
@@ -1143,16 +1142,16 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_master_put;
 	}
 
-	spi_imx->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (spi_imx->irq < 0) {
-		ret = spi_imx->irq;
+	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (irq < 0) {
+		ret = irq;
 		goto out_master_put;
 	}
 
-	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, spi_imx->irq, spi_imx_isr, 0,
+	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, spi_imx_isr, 0,
 			       dev_name(&pdev->dev), spi_imx);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't get irq%d: %d\n", spi_imx->irq, ret);
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't get irq%d: %d\n", irq, ret);
 		goto out_master_put;
 	}