diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.c
index 31421b6b586e..b45ac6bc8add 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static struct drm_driver driver = {
 	.driver_features = DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_PRIME,
 	.load = udl_driver_load,
 	.unload = udl_driver_unload,
+	.release = udl_driver_release,
 
 	/* gem hooks */
 	.gem_free_object = udl_gem_free_object,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.h
index 2c149b841cf1..307455dd6526 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ void udl_urb_completion(struct urb *urb);
 
 int udl_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags);
 void udl_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev);
+void udl_driver_release(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 int udl_fbdev_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 void udl_fbdev_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_main.c
index f8ea3c99b523..60866b422f81 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_main.c
@@ -378,6 +378,12 @@ void udl_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 		udl_free_urb_list(dev);
 
 	udl_fbdev_cleanup(dev);
-	udl_modeset_cleanup(dev);
 	kfree(udl);
 }
+
+void udl_driver_release(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	udl_modeset_cleanup(dev);
+	drm_dev_fini(dev);
+	kfree(dev);
+}