diff --git a/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c b/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c
index be30c48..573d88b 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c
@@ -508,8 +508,8 @@
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	mgr = fpga_mgr_create(dev, "SoCFPGA Arria10 FPGA Manager",
-			      &socfpga_a10_fpga_mgr_ops, priv);
+	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(dev, "SoCFPGA Arria10 FPGA Manager",
+				   &socfpga_a10_fpga_mgr_ops, priv);
 	if (!mgr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@
 
 	ret = fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 	if (ret) {
-		fpga_mgr_free(mgr);
 		clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
 		return ret;
 	}