diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x_core.c
index 7944686057cc..497a977ae411 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x_core.c
@@ -2029,13 +2029,12 @@ static int tsl2x7x_resume(struct device *dev)
 static int __devexit tsl2x7x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-	struct tsl2X7X_chip *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	tsl2x7x_chip_off(indio_dev);
 
 	iio_device_unregister(indio_dev);
 	if (client->irq)
-		free_irq(client->irq, chip->client->name);
+		free_irq(client->irq, indio_dev);
 
 	iio_device_free(indio_dev);