diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
index 8cfa71230877..e052f62fdea7 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ static int mdev_device_remove_ops(struct mdev_device *mdev, bool force_remove)
 
 static int mdev_device_remove_cb(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
-	if (!dev_is_mdev(dev))
-		return 0;
+	if (dev_is_mdev(dev))
+		mdev_device_remove(dev, true);
 
-	return mdev_device_remove(dev, data ? *(bool *)data : true);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_register_device);
 void mdev_unregister_device(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct mdev_parent *parent;
-	bool force_remove = true;
 
 	mutex_lock(&parent_list_lock);
 	parent = __find_parent_device(dev);
@@ -255,8 +254,7 @@ void mdev_unregister_device(struct device *dev)
 	list_del(&parent->next);
 	class_compat_remove_link(mdev_bus_compat_class, dev, NULL);
 
-	device_for_each_child(dev, (void *)&force_remove,
-			      mdev_device_remove_cb);
+	device_for_each_child(dev, NULL, mdev_device_remove_cb);
 
 	parent_remove_sysfs_files(parent);