diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_char.c b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_char.c
index 2995647fb2c2..d153fb1bf65f 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_char.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_char.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int rpmsg_eptdev_destroy(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	/* wake up any blocked readers */
 	wake_up_interruptible(&eptdev->readq);
 
-	device_del(&eptdev->dev);
+	cdev_device_del(&eptdev->cdev, &eptdev->dev);
 	put_device(&eptdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ static void rpmsg_eptdev_release_device(struct device *dev)
 
 	ida_simple_remove(&rpmsg_ept_ida, dev->id);
 	ida_simple_remove(&rpmsg_minor_ida, MINOR(eptdev->dev.devt));
-	cdev_del(&eptdev->cdev);
 	kfree(eptdev);
 }
 
@@ -374,19 +373,13 @@ static int rpmsg_eptdev_create(struct rpmsg_ctrldev *ctrldev,
 	dev->id = ret;
 	dev_set_name(dev, "rpmsg%d", ret);
 
-	ret = cdev_add(&eptdev->cdev, dev->devt, 1);
+	ret = cdev_device_add(&eptdev->cdev, &eptdev->dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_ept_ida;
 
 	/* We can now rely on the release function for cleanup */
 	dev->release = rpmsg_eptdev_release_device;
 
-	ret = device_add(dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "device_add failed: %d\n", ret);
-		put_device(dev);
-	}
-
 	return ret;
 
 free_ept_ida: