diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/stm32_fmc2_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/stm32_fmc2_nand.c
index 8f02d5e9ba21..65c9d17b25a3 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/stm32_fmc2_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/stm32_fmc2_nand.c
@@ -1983,8 +1983,12 @@ static int stm32_fmc2_nfc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct stm32_fmc2_nfc *nfc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct stm32_fmc2_nand *nand = &nfc->nand;
+	struct nand_chip *chip = &nand->chip;
+	int ret;
 
-	nand_release(&nand->chip);
+	ret = mtd_device_unregister(nand_to_mtd(chip));
+	WARN_ON(ret);
+	nand_cleanup(chip);
 
 	if (nfc->dma_ecc_ch)
 		dma_release_channel(nfc->dma_ecc_ch);