diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/ot200_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/ot200_bl.c
index f519d55a294c5cdb97cc7b53ff4b81f1cc32d49c..ef637ffc0799962a66c76dbafd1afb9a67a831c6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/ot200_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/ot200_bl.c
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ static int ot200_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto error_mfgpt_alloc;
 	}
 
-	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data) {
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_kzalloc;
+		goto error_devm_kzalloc;
 	}
 
 	/* setup gpio */
@@ -122,16 +122,14 @@ static int ot200_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(bl)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register backlight\n");
 		retval = PTR_ERR(bl);
-		goto error_backlight_device_register;
+		goto error_devm_kzalloc;
 	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, bl);
 
 	return 0;
 
-error_backlight_device_register:
-	kfree(data);
-error_kzalloc:
+error_devm_kzalloc:
 	cs5535_mfgpt_free_timer(pwm_timer);
 error_mfgpt_alloc:
 	gpio_free(GPIO_DIMM);
@@ -141,7 +139,6 @@ static int ot200_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int ot200_backlight_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct backlight_device *bl = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct ot200_backlight_data *data = bl_get_data(bl);
 
 	backlight_device_unregister(bl);
 
@@ -154,7 +151,6 @@ static int ot200_backlight_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	cs5535_mfgpt_free_timer(pwm_timer);
 	gpio_free(GPIO_DIMM);
 
-	kfree(data);
 	return 0;
 }