diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max9877.c b/sound/soc/codecs/max9877.c
index 3a2ba3d8fd6d..d15e5943c85e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max9877.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max9877.c
@@ -291,17 +291,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver max9877_i2c_driver = {
 	.id_table = max9877_i2c_id,
 };
 
-static int __init max9877_init(void)
-{
-	return i2c_add_driver(&max9877_i2c_driver);
-}
-module_init(max9877_init);
-
-static void __exit max9877_exit(void)
-{
-	i2c_del_driver(&max9877_i2c_driver);
-}
-module_exit(max9877_exit);
+module_i2c_driver(max9877_i2c_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASoC MAX9877 amp driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Joonyoung Shim <jy0922.shim@samsung.com>");