diff --git a/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c
index c9528065a59a..29f675aa7ea0 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c
@@ -1688,6 +1688,7 @@ static struct iommu_device *omap_iommu_probe_device(struct device *dev)
 		}
 
 		oiommu = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+		put_device(&pdev->dev);
 		if (!oiommu) {
 			of_node_put(np);
 			kfree(arch_data);
@@ -1695,7 +1696,6 @@ static struct iommu_device *omap_iommu_probe_device(struct device *dev)
 		}
 
 		tmp->iommu_dev = oiommu;
-		tmp->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
 		of_node_put(np);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.h b/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.h
index 27697109ec79..50b39be61abc 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.h
+++ b/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ struct omap_iommu {
 /**
  * struct omap_iommu_arch_data - omap iommu private data
  * @iommu_dev: handle of the OMAP iommu device
- * @dev: handle of the iommu device
  *
  * This is an omap iommu private data object, which binds an iommu user
  * to its iommu device. This object should be placed at the iommu user's
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ struct omap_iommu {
  */
 struct omap_iommu_arch_data {
 	struct omap_iommu *iommu_dev;
-	struct device *dev;
 };
 
 struct cr_regs {