diff --git a/drivers/char/stallion.c b/drivers/char/stallion.c
index 8b8f07a..963b03f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/stallion.c
+++ b/drivers/char/stallion.c
@@ -4743,8 +4743,8 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(stallion_class))
 		printk("STALLION: failed to create class\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-		device_create_drvdata(stallion_class, NULL, MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i),
-				      NULL, "staliomem%d", i);
+		device_create(stallion_class, NULL, MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i),
+			      NULL, "staliomem%d", i);
 
 	return 0;
 err_unrtty: