diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/simplefb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/simplefb.c
index b63074fd892e..a2e3a4690025 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/simplefb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/simplefb.c
@@ -70,12 +70,18 @@ struct simplefb_par;
 static void simplefb_clocks_destroy(struct simplefb_par *par);
 static void simplefb_regulators_destroy(struct simplefb_par *par);
 
+/*
+ * fb_ops.fb_destroy is called by the last put_fb_info() call at the end
+ * of unregister_framebuffer() or fb_release(). Do any cleanup here.
+ */
 static void simplefb_destroy(struct fb_info *info)
 {
 	simplefb_regulators_destroy(info->par);
 	simplefb_clocks_destroy(info->par);
 	if (info->screen_base)
 		iounmap(info->screen_base);
+
+	framebuffer_release(info);
 }
 
 static const struct fb_ops simplefb_ops = {
@@ -520,8 +526,8 @@ static int simplefb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct fb_info *info = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	/* simplefb_destroy takes care of info cleanup */
 	unregister_framebuffer(info);
-	framebuffer_release(info);
 
 	return 0;
 }