diff --git a/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
index 13def7f78b9e..225b59bde36c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static int atmel_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *res;
 	int irq, err = 0;
 
-	ctrl = spi_alloc_master(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*aq));
+	ctrl = devm_spi_alloc_master(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*aq));
 	if (!ctrl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -476,8 +476,7 @@ static int atmel_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	aq->regs = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(aq->regs)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "missing registers\n");
-		err = PTR_ERR(aq->regs);
-		goto exit;
+		return PTR_ERR(aq->regs);
 	}
 
 	/* Map the AHB memory */
@@ -485,8 +484,7 @@ static int atmel_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	aq->mem = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(aq->mem)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "missing AHB memory\n");
-		err = PTR_ERR(aq->mem);
-		goto exit;
+		return PTR_ERR(aq->mem);
 	}
 
 	aq->mmap_size = resource_size(res);
@@ -498,15 +496,14 @@ static int atmel_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (IS_ERR(aq->pclk)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "missing peripheral clock\n");
-		err = PTR_ERR(aq->pclk);
-		goto exit;
+		return PTR_ERR(aq->pclk);
 	}
 
 	/* Enable the peripheral clock */
 	err = clk_prepare_enable(aq->pclk);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to enable the peripheral clock\n");
-		goto exit;
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	aq->caps = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
@@ -557,8 +554,6 @@ disable_qspick:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(aq->qspick);
 disable_pclk:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(aq->pclk);
-exit:
-	spi_controller_put(ctrl);
 
 	return err;
 }