diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-simtec.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-simtec.c
index b4685bb9b5d7..adca51a99487 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-simtec.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-simtec.c
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ static int simtec_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	iounmap(pd->reg);
 
  err_res:
-	release_resource(pd->ioarea);
-	kfree(pd->ioarea);
+	release_mem_region(pd->ioarea->start, size);
 
  err:
 	kfree(pd);
@@ -142,8 +141,7 @@ static int simtec_i2c_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	i2c_del_adapter(&pd->adap);
 
 	iounmap(pd->reg);
-	release_resource(pd->ioarea);
-	kfree(pd->ioarea);
+	release_mem_region(pd->ioarea->start, resource_size(pd->ioarea));
 	kfree(pd);
 
 	return 0;