diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835.c
index 8f2d508183b2..9030d71a3d0b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835.c
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_compat_alsa,
 static void snd_devm_unregister_child(struct device *dev, void *res)
 {
 	struct device *childdev = *(struct device **)res;
+	struct bcm2835_chip *chip = dev_get_drvdata(childdev);
+	struct snd_card *card = chip->card;
+
+	snd_card_free(card);
 
 	device_unregister(childdev);
 }
@@ -61,6 +65,13 @@ static int snd_devm_add_child(struct device *dev, struct device *child)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void snd_bcm2835_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct bcm2835_chip *chip = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	kfree(chip);
+}
+
 static struct device *
 snd_create_device(struct device *parent,
 		  struct device_driver *driver,
@@ -76,6 +87,7 @@ snd_create_device(struct device *parent,
 	device_initialize(device);
 	device->parent = parent;
 	device->driver = driver;
+	device->release = snd_bcm2835_release;
 
 	dev_set_name(device, "%s", name);
 
@@ -86,18 +98,19 @@ snd_create_device(struct device *parent,
 	return device;
 }
 
-static int snd_bcm2835_free(struct bcm2835_chip *chip)
-{
-	kfree(chip);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* component-destructor
  * (see "Management of Cards and Components")
  */
 static int snd_bcm2835_dev_free(struct snd_device *device)
 {
-	return snd_bcm2835_free(device->device_data);
+	struct bcm2835_chip *chip = device->device_data;
+	struct snd_card *card = chip->card;
+
+	/* TODO: free pcm, ctl */
+
+	snd_device_free(card, chip);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* chip-specific constructor
@@ -122,7 +135,7 @@ static int snd_bcm2835_create(struct snd_card *card,
 
 	err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops);
 	if (err) {
-		snd_bcm2835_free(chip);
+		kfree(chip);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -130,31 +143,14 @@ static int snd_bcm2835_create(struct snd_card *card,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void snd_devm_card_free(struct device *dev, void *res)
+static struct snd_card *snd_bcm2835_card_new(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct snd_card *snd_card = *(struct snd_card **)res;
-
-	snd_card_free(snd_card);
-}
-
-static struct snd_card *snd_devm_card_new(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct snd_card **dr;
 	struct snd_card *card;
 	int ret;
 
-	dr = devres_alloc(snd_devm_card_free, sizeof(*dr), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dr)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
 	ret = snd_card_new(dev, -1, NULL, THIS_MODULE, 0, &card);
-	if (ret) {
-		devres_free(dr);
+	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
-	}
-
-	*dr = card;
-	devres_add(dev, dr);
 
 	return card;
 }
@@ -271,7 +267,7 @@ static int snd_add_child_device(struct device *device,
 		return PTR_ERR(child);
 	}
 
-	card = snd_devm_card_new(child);
+	card = snd_bcm2835_card_new(child);
 	if (IS_ERR(card)) {
 		dev_err(child, "Failed to create card");
 		return PTR_ERR(card);
@@ -313,7 +309,7 @@ static int snd_add_child_device(struct device *device,
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(child, card);
+	dev_set_drvdata(child, chip);
 	dev_info(child, "card created with %d channels\n", numchans);
 
 	return 0;