}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup);
 
-static void devm_iio_triggered_buffer_clean(struct device *dev, void *res)
+static void devm_iio_triggered_buffer_clean(void *indio_dev)
 {
-       iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup(*(struct iio_dev **)res);
+       iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup(indio_dev);
 }
 
 int devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup_ext(struct device *dev,
                                        const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops *ops,
                                        const struct attribute **buffer_attrs)
 {
-       struct iio_dev **ptr;
        int ret;
 
-       ptr = devres_alloc(devm_iio_triggered_buffer_clean, sizeof(*ptr),
-                          GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!ptr)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       *ptr = indio_dev;
-
        ret = iio_triggered_buffer_setup_ext(indio_dev, h, thread, ops,
                                             buffer_attrs);
-       if (!ret)
-               devres_add(dev, ptr);
-       else
-               devres_free(ptr);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
-       return ret;
+       return devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, devm_iio_triggered_buffer_clean,
+                                       indio_dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup_ext);