memset(&props, 0, sizeof(struct backlight_properties));
        props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
        props.max_brightness = pdata->pwm_duty_max - pdata->pwm_duty_min;
-       bldev = backlight_device_register("atmel-pwm-bl", &pdev->dev, pwmbl,
-                                         &atmel_pwm_bl_ops, &props);
+       bldev = devm_backlight_device_register(&pdev->dev, "atmel-pwm-bl",
+                                       &pdev->dev, pwmbl, &atmel_pwm_bl_ops,
+                                       &props);
        if (IS_ERR(bldev)) {
                retval = PTR_ERR(bldev);
                goto err_free_pwm;
 
        retval = atmel_pwm_bl_init_pwm(pwmbl);
        if (retval)
-               goto err_free_bl_dev;
+               goto err_free_pwm;
 
        atmel_pwm_bl_set_intensity(bldev);
 
        return 0;
 
-err_free_bl_dev:
-       backlight_device_unregister(bldev);
 err_free_pwm:
        pwm_channel_free(&pwmbl->pwmc);
 err_free_mem:
                gpio_set_value(pwmbl->gpio_on, 0);
        pwm_channel_disable(&pwmbl->pwmc);
        pwm_channel_free(&pwmbl->pwmc);
-       backlight_device_unregister(pwmbl->bldev);
 
        return 0;
 }