diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c
index 7857b20..0471094 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ide_disk_ref_mutex);
 
-static void ide_disk_release(struct kref *);
+static void ide_disk_release(struct device *);
 
 static struct ide_disk_obj *ide_disk_get(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 		if (ide_device_get(idkp->drive))
 			idkp = NULL;
 		else
-			kref_get(&idkp->kref);
+			get_device(&idkp->dev);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ide_disk_ref_mutex);
 	return idkp;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	ide_drive_t *drive = idkp->drive;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ide_disk_ref_mutex);
-	kref_put(&idkp->kref, ide_disk_release);
+	put_device(&idkp->dev);
 	ide_device_put(drive);
 	mutex_unlock(&ide_disk_ref_mutex);
 }
@@ -66,17 +66,18 @@
 	struct gendisk *g = idkp->disk;
 
 	ide_proc_unregister_driver(drive, idkp->driver);
-
+	device_del(&idkp->dev);
 	del_gendisk(g);
-
 	drive->disk_ops->flush(drive);
 
-	ide_disk_put(idkp);
+	mutex_lock(&ide_disk_ref_mutex);
+	put_device(&idkp->dev);
+	mutex_unlock(&ide_disk_ref_mutex);
 }
 
-static void ide_disk_release(struct kref *kref)
+static void ide_disk_release(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct ide_disk_obj *idkp = to_ide_drv(kref, ide_disk_obj);
+	struct ide_disk_obj *idkp = to_ide_drv(dev, ide_disk_obj);
 	ide_drive_t *drive = idkp->drive;
 	struct gendisk *g = idkp->disk;
 
@@ -348,7 +349,12 @@
 
 	ide_init_disk(g, drive);
 
-	kref_init(&idkp->kref);
+	idkp->dev.parent = &drive->gendev;
+	idkp->dev.release = ide_disk_release;
+	dev_set_name(&idkp->dev, dev_name(&drive->gendev));
+
+	if (device_register(&idkp->dev))
+		goto out_free_disk;
 
 	idkp->drive = drive;
 	idkp->driver = &ide_gd_driver;
@@ -373,6 +379,8 @@
 	add_disk(g);
 	return 0;
 
+out_free_disk:
+	put_disk(g);
 out_free_idkp:
 	kfree(idkp);
 failed: