diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/direct.c b/arch/x86/pci/direct.c
index bd33620b0071..e6fd8473fb7b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/pci/direct.c
+++ b/arch/x86/pci/direct.c
@@ -280,12 +280,9 @@ void __init pci_direct_init(int type)
 
 int __init pci_direct_probe(void)
 {
-	struct resource *region, *region2;
-
 	if ((pci_probe & PCI_PROBE_CONF1) == 0)
 		goto type2;
-	region = request_region(0xCF8, 8, "PCI conf1");
-	if (!region)
+	if (!request_region(0xCF8, 8, "PCI conf1"))
 		goto type2;
 
 	if (pci_check_type1()) {
@@ -293,16 +290,14 @@ int __init pci_direct_probe(void)
 		port_cf9_safe = true;
 		return 1;
 	}
-	release_resource(region);
+	release_region(0xCF8, 8);
 
  type2:
 	if ((pci_probe & PCI_PROBE_CONF2) == 0)
 		return 0;
-	region = request_region(0xCF8, 4, "PCI conf2");
-	if (!region)
+	if (!request_region(0xCF8, 4, "PCI conf2"))
 		return 0;
-	region2 = request_region(0xC000, 0x1000, "PCI conf2");
-	if (!region2)
+	if (!request_region(0xC000, 0x1000, "PCI conf2"))
 		goto fail2;
 
 	if (pci_check_type2()) {
@@ -311,8 +306,8 @@ int __init pci_direct_probe(void)
 		return 2;
 	}
 
-	release_resource(region2);
+	release_region(0xC000, 0x1000);
  fail2:
-	release_resource(region);
+	release_region(0xCF8, 4);
 	return 0;
 }