1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/vesafb.c b/drivers/video/vesafb.c
index b0b9acfdd430..2fbaa8484f8a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vesafb.c
@@ -460,9 +460,7 @@ static struct platform_driver vesafb_driver = {
         },
 };
 
-static struct platform_device vesafb_device = {
-        .name   = "vesafb",
-};
+static struct platform_device *vesafb_device;
 
 static int __init vesafb_init(void)
 {
@@ -475,10 +473,19 @@ static int __init vesafb_init(void)
         ret = platform_driver_register(&vesafb_driver);
 
         if (!ret) {
-                ret = platform_device_register(&vesafb_device);
-                if (ret)
+                vesafb_device = platform_device_alloc("vesafb", 0);
+
+                if (vesafb_device)
+                        ret = platform_device_add(vesafb_device);
+                else
+                        ret = -ENOMEM;
+
+                if (ret) {
+                        platform_device_put(vesafb_device);
                         platform_driver_unregister(&vesafb_driver);
+                }
         }
+
         return ret;
 }
 module_init(vesafb_init);