diff --git a/drivers/ipack/ipack.c b/drivers/ipack/ipack.c
index 4f913aa..6e066c5 100644
--- a/drivers/ipack/ipack.c
+++ b/drivers/ipack/ipack.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 	struct ipack_bus_device *bus = data;
 
 	if (idev->bus == bus)
-		ipack_device_unregister(idev);
+		ipack_device_del(idev);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int ipack_device_register(struct ipack_device *dev)
+int ipack_device_init(struct ipack_device *dev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@
 	dev->dev.parent = dev->bus->parent;
 	dev_set_name(&dev->dev,
 		     "ipack-dev.%u.%u", dev->bus->bus_nr, dev->slot);
+	device_initialize(&dev->dev);
 
 	if (dev->bus->ops->set_clockrate(dev, 8))
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev, "failed to switch to 8 MHz operation for reading of device ID.\n");
@@ -447,19 +448,22 @@
 			dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to switch to 32 MHz operation.\n");
 	}
 
-	ret = device_register(&dev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		kfree(dev->id);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipack_device_register);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipack_device_init);
 
-void ipack_device_unregister(struct ipack_device *dev)
+int ipack_device_add(struct ipack_device *dev)
 {
-	device_unregister(&dev->dev);
+	return device_add(&dev->dev);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipack_device_unregister);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipack_device_add);
+
+void ipack_device_del(struct ipack_device *dev)
+{
+	device_del(&dev->dev);
+	ipack_put_device(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipack_device_del);
 
 void ipack_get_device(struct ipack_device *dev)
 {