diff --git a/drivers/fpga/altera-freeze-bridge.c b/drivers/fpga/altera-freeze-bridge.c
index ffd586c..dd58c4a 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/altera-freeze-bridge.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/altera-freeze-bridge.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@
 	struct fpga_bridge *br;
 	struct resource *res;
 	u32 status, revision;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (!np)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -245,20 +244,14 @@
 
 	priv->base_addr = base_addr;
 
-	br = fpga_bridge_create(dev, FREEZE_BRIDGE_NAME,
-				&altera_freeze_br_br_ops, priv);
+	br = devm_fpga_bridge_create(dev, FREEZE_BRIDGE_NAME,
+				     &altera_freeze_br_br_ops, priv);
 	if (!br)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, br);
 
-	ret = fpga_bridge_register(br);
-	if (ret) {
-		fpga_bridge_free(br);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return fpga_bridge_register(br);
 }
 
 static int altera_freeze_br_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)