diff --git a/drivers/char/ppdev.c b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
index 51faafd310a2..af74b05d470c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ppdev.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int register_device(int minor, struct pp_struct *pp)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	index = ida_simple_get(&ida_index, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	index = ida_alloc(&ida_index, GFP_KERNEL);
 	memset(&ppdev_cb, 0, sizeof(ppdev_cb));
 	ppdev_cb.irq_func = pp_irq;
 	ppdev_cb.flags = (pp->flags & PP_EXCL) ? PARPORT_FLAG_EXCL : 0;
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static int register_device(int minor, struct pp_struct *pp)
 	if (!pdev) {
 		pr_warn("%s: failed to register device!\n", name);
 		rc = -ENXIO;
-		ida_simple_remove(&ida_index, index);
+		ida_free(&ida_index, index);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ static int pp_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	if (pp->pdev) {
 		parport_unregister_device(pp->pdev);
-		ida_simple_remove(&ida_index, pp->index);
+		ida_free(&ida_index, pp->index);
 		pp->pdev = NULL;
 		pr_debug(CHRDEV "%x: unregistered pardevice\n", minor);
 	}