diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/progear_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/progear_bl.c
index 15fb4d58b5bc..9edaf24fd82d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/progear_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/progear_bl.c
@@ -119,20 +119,16 @@ static int __init progearbl_init(void)
 {
 	int ret = platform_driver_register(&progearbl_driver);
 
-	if (!ret) {
-		progearbl_device = platform_device_alloc("progear-bl", -1);
-		if (!progearbl_device)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		ret = platform_device_add(progearbl_device);
-
-		if (ret) {
-			platform_device_put(progearbl_device);
-			platform_driver_unregister(&progearbl_driver);
-		}
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	progearbl_device = platform_device_register_simple("progear-bl", -1,
+								NULL, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(progearbl_device)) {
+		platform_driver_unregister(&progearbl_driver);
+		return PTR_ERR(progearbl_device);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit progearbl_exit(void)