diff --git a/drivers/fpga/altera-fpga2sdram.c b/drivers/fpga/altera-fpga2sdram.c
index d4eeb74388da..a4593c0f5e42 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/altera-fpga2sdram.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/altera-fpga2sdram.c
@@ -106,10 +106,15 @@ static int alt_fpga_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct alt_fpga2sdram_data *priv;
+	struct fpga_bridge *br;
 	u32 enable;
 	struct regmap *sysmgr;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	br = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*br), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!br)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -131,8 +136,13 @@ static int alt_fpga_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Get f2s bridge configuration saved in handoff register */
 	regmap_read(sysmgr, SYSMGR_ISWGRP_HANDOFF3, &priv->mask);
 
-	ret = fpga_bridge_register(dev, F2S_BRIDGE_NAME,
-				   &altera_fpga2sdram_br_ops, priv);
+	br->parent = dev;
+	br->name = F2S_BRIDGE_NAME;
+	br->br_ops = &altera_fpga2sdram_br_ops;
+	br->priv = priv;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, br);
+
+	ret = fpga_bridge_register(br);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -146,7 +156,7 @@ static int alt_fpga_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				 (enable ? "enabling" : "disabling"));
 			ret = _alt_fpga2sdram_enable_set(priv, enable);
 			if (ret) {
-				fpga_bridge_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+				fpga_bridge_unregister(br);
 				return ret;
 			}
 		}
@@ -157,7 +167,9 @@ static int alt_fpga_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int alt_fpga_bridge_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	fpga_bridge_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+	struct fpga_bridge *br = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	fpga_bridge_unregister(br);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/altera-freeze-bridge.c b/drivers/fpga/altera-freeze-bridge.c
index 6159cfcf78a2..498bc6c1d533 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/altera-freeze-bridge.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/altera-freeze-bridge.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ static int altera_freeze_br_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
+	struct fpga_bridge *br;
 	void __iomem *base_addr;
 	struct altera_freeze_br_data *priv;
 	struct resource *res;
@@ -227,6 +228,10 @@ static int altera_freeze_br_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!np)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	br = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*br), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!br)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	base_addr = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(base_addr))
@@ -254,13 +259,20 @@ static int altera_freeze_br_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->base_addr = base_addr;
 
-	return fpga_bridge_register(dev, FREEZE_BRIDGE_NAME,
-				    &altera_freeze_br_br_ops, priv);
+	br->parent = dev;
+	br->name = FREEZE_BRIDGE_NAME;
+	br->br_ops = &altera_freeze_br_br_ops;
+	br->priv = priv;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, br);
+
+	return fpga_bridge_register(br);
 }
 
 static int altera_freeze_br_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	fpga_bridge_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+	struct fpga_bridge *br = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	fpga_bridge_unregister(br);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/altera-hps2fpga.c b/drivers/fpga/altera-hps2fpga.c
index 406d2f10741f..2a695f53962d 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/altera-hps2fpga.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/altera-hps2fpga.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static int alt_fpga_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct altera_hps2fpga_data *priv;
 	const struct of_device_id *of_id;
+	struct fpga_bridge *br;
 	u32 enable;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -150,6 +151,10 @@ static int alt_fpga_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv = (struct altera_hps2fpga_data *)of_id->data;
 
+	br = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*br), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!br)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	priv->bridge_reset = of_reset_control_get_exclusive_by_index(dev->of_node,
 								     0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->bridge_reset)) {
@@ -190,8 +195,13 @@ static int alt_fpga_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = fpga_bridge_register(dev, priv->name, &altera_hps2fpga_br_ops,
-				   priv);
+	br->parent = dev;
+	br->name = priv->name;
+	br->br_ops = &altera_hps2fpga_br_ops;
+	br->priv = priv;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, br);
+
+	ret = fpga_bridge_register(br);
 err:
 	if (ret)
 		clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
@@ -204,7 +214,7 @@ static int alt_fpga_bridge_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct fpga_bridge *bridge = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct altera_hps2fpga_data *priv = bridge->priv;
 
-	fpga_bridge_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+	fpga_bridge_unregister(bridge);
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
 
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/fpga-bridge.c b/drivers/fpga/fpga-bridge.c
index 31bd2c59c305..ac40e3ae8921 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/fpga-bridge.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/fpga-bridge.c
@@ -329,48 +329,42 @@ ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(fpga_bridge);
 
 /**
  * fpga_bridge_register - register a fpga bridge driver
- * @dev:	FPGA bridge device from pdev
- * @name:	FPGA bridge name
- * @br_ops:	pointer to structure of fpga bridge ops
- * @priv:	FPGA bridge private data
+ * @bridge:	FPGA bridge struct
+ *
+ * The following fields must be set in the bridge struct:
+ * name, br_ops, and parent.
  *
  * Return: 0 for success, error code otherwise.
  */
-int fpga_bridge_register(struct device *dev, const char *name,
-			 const struct fpga_bridge_ops *br_ops, void *priv)
+int fpga_bridge_register(struct fpga_bridge *bridge)
 {
-	struct fpga_bridge *bridge;
+	struct device *dev = bridge->parent;
+	const char *name = bridge->name;
 	int id, ret = 0;
 
+	if (!dev) {
+		pr_err("Attempt to register fpga bridge without parent\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (!name || !strlen(name)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Attempt to register with no name!\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	bridge = kzalloc(sizeof(*bridge), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bridge)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	id = ida_simple_get(&fpga_bridge_ida, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (id < 0) {
-		ret = id;
-		goto error_kfree;
-	}
+	if (id < 0)
+		return id;
 
 	mutex_init(&bridge->mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bridge->node);
 
-	bridge->name = name;
-	bridge->br_ops = br_ops;
-	bridge->priv = priv;
-
 	device_initialize(&bridge->dev);
-	bridge->dev.groups = br_ops->groups;
+	bridge->dev.groups = bridge->br_ops->groups;
 	bridge->dev.class = fpga_bridge_class;
 	bridge->dev.parent = dev;
 	bridge->dev.of_node = dev->of_node;
 	bridge->dev.id = id;
-	dev_set_drvdata(dev, bridge);
 
 	ret = dev_set_name(&bridge->dev, "br%d", id);
 	if (ret)
@@ -389,8 +383,6 @@ int fpga_bridge_register(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 
 error_device:
 	ida_simple_remove(&fpga_bridge_ida, id);
-error_kfree:
-	kfree(bridge);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -400,10 +392,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpga_bridge_register);
  * fpga_bridge_unregister - unregister a fpga bridge driver
  * @dev: FPGA bridge device from pdev
  */
-void fpga_bridge_unregister(struct device *dev)
+void fpga_bridge_unregister(struct fpga_bridge *bridge)
 {
-	struct fpga_bridge *bridge = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
 	/*
 	 * If the low level driver provides a method for putting bridge into
 	 * a desired state upon unregister, do it.
@@ -420,7 +410,6 @@ static void fpga_bridge_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 	struct fpga_bridge *bridge = to_fpga_bridge(dev);
 
 	ida_simple_remove(&fpga_bridge_ida, bridge->dev.id);
-	kfree(bridge);
 }
 
 static int __init fpga_bridge_dev_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/xilinx-pr-decoupler.c b/drivers/fpga/xilinx-pr-decoupler.c
index 0d7743089414..629337bd3768 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/xilinx-pr-decoupler.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/xilinx-pr-decoupler.c
@@ -94,9 +94,14 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, xlnx_pr_decoupler_of_match);
 static int xlnx_pr_decoupler_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct xlnx_pr_decoupler_data *priv;
+	struct fpga_bridge *br;
 	int err;
 	struct resource *res;
 
+	br = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*br), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!br)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -120,9 +125,13 @@ static int xlnx_pr_decoupler_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk_disable(priv->clk);
 
-	err = fpga_bridge_register(&pdev->dev, "Xilinx PR Decoupler",
-				   &xlnx_pr_decoupler_br_ops, priv);
+	br->parent = &pdev->dev;
+	br->name = "Xilinx PR Decoupler";
+	br->br_ops = &xlnx_pr_decoupler_br_ops;
+	br->priv = priv;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, br);
 
+	err = fpga_bridge_register(br);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to register Xilinx PR Decoupler");
 		clk_unprepare(priv->clk);
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ static int xlnx_pr_decoupler_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct fpga_bridge *bridge = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct xlnx_pr_decoupler_data *p = bridge->priv;
 
-	fpga_bridge_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+	fpga_bridge_unregister(bridge);
 
 	clk_unprepare(p->clk);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fpga/fpga-bridge.h b/include/linux/fpga/fpga-bridge.h
index 3694821a6d2d..c46b7ac0a4bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/fpga/fpga-bridge.h
+++ b/include/linux/fpga/fpga-bridge.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct fpga_bridge_ops {
  * struct fpga_bridge - FPGA bridge structure
  * @name: name of low level FPGA bridge
  * @dev: FPGA bridge device
+ * @parent: parent device
  * @mutex: enforces exclusive reference to bridge
  * @br_ops: pointer to struct of FPGA bridge ops
  * @info: fpga image specific information
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ struct fpga_bridge_ops {
 struct fpga_bridge {
 	const char *name;
 	struct device dev;
+	struct device *parent;
 	struct mutex mutex; /* for exclusive reference to bridge */
 	const struct fpga_bridge_ops *br_ops;
 	struct fpga_image_info *info;
@@ -62,8 +64,7 @@ int of_fpga_bridge_get_to_list(struct device_node *np,
 			       struct fpga_image_info *info,
 			       struct list_head *bridge_list);
 
-int fpga_bridge_register(struct device *dev, const char *name,
-			 const struct fpga_bridge_ops *br_ops, void *priv);
-void fpga_bridge_unregister(struct device *dev);
+int fpga_bridge_register(struct fpga_bridge *br);
+void fpga_bridge_unregister(struct fpga_bridge *br);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_FPGA_BRIDGE_H */
