diff --git a/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c b/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c
index 259786c..07ea580 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c
@@ -592,18 +592,7 @@
 	.remove		= au_ide_remove,
 };
 
-static int __init au_ide_init(void)
-{
-	return platform_driver_register(&au1200_ide_driver);
-}
-
-static void __exit au_ide_exit(void)
-{
-	platform_driver_unregister(&au1200_ide_driver);
-}
+module_platform_driver(au1200_ide_driver);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("AU1200 IDE driver");
-
-module_init(au_ide_init);
-module_exit(au_ide_exit);