diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c
index 538903bf13bc..a0b418e007a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
+#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>
 #include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/tcp.h>
@@ -3273,7 +3274,7 @@ static int ehea_probe_adapter(struct platform_device *dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	adapter = kzalloc(sizeof(*adapter), GFP_KERNEL);
+	adapter = devm_kzalloc(&dev->dev, sizeof(*adapter), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adapter) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "no mem for ehea_adapter\n");
@@ -3359,7 +3360,6 @@ out_kill_eq:
 
 out_free_ad:
 	list_del(&adapter->list);
-	kfree(adapter);
 
 out:
 	ehea_update_firmware_handles();
@@ -3386,7 +3386,6 @@ static int ehea_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	ehea_destroy_eq(adapter->neq);
 	ehea_remove_adapter_mr(adapter);
 	list_del(&adapter->list);
-	kfree(adapter);
 
 	ehea_update_firmware_handles();