diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe-mt.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe-mt.c
index bad6b0891b2b..84a82b551ec3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe-mt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe-mt.c
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(vpe);
 
 static void vpe_device_release(struct device *cd)
 {
-	kfree(cd);
 }
 
 static struct class vpe_class = {
@@ -497,6 +496,7 @@ out_dev:
 	device_del(&vpe_device);
 
 out_class:
+	put_device(&vpe_device);
 	class_unregister(&vpe_class);
 
 out_chrdev:
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void __exit vpe_module_exit(void)
 {
 	struct vpe *v, *n;
 
-	device_del(&vpe_device);
+	device_unregister(&vpe_device);
 	class_unregister(&vpe_class);
 	unregister_chrdev(major, VPE_MODULE_NAME);