diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-pc.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-pc.c
index 3cf79e55e312..c0dbbd3b2306 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-pc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-pc.c
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_profile.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #include "dell-smbios.h"
 
+static struct platform_device *platform_device;
+
 static const struct dmi_system_id dell_device_table[] __initconst = {
 	{
 		.ident = "Dell Inc.",
@@ -244,9 +247,15 @@ static int thermal_init(void)
 	if (!supported_modes)
 		return 0;
 
-	thermal_handler = kzalloc(sizeof(*thermal_handler), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!thermal_handler)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	platform_device = platform_device_register_simple("dell-pc", PLATFORM_DEVID_NONE, NULL, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(platform_device))
+		return PTR_ERR(platform_device);
+
+	thermal_handler = devm_kzalloc(&platform_device->dev, sizeof(*thermal_handler), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!thermal_handler) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto cleanup_platform_device;
+	}
 	thermal_handler->name = "dell-pc";
 	thermal_handler->profile_get = thermal_platform_profile_get;
 	thermal_handler->profile_set = thermal_platform_profile_set;
@@ -262,20 +271,25 @@ static int thermal_init(void)
 
 	/* Clean up if failed */
 	ret = platform_profile_register(thermal_handler);
-	if (ret) {
-		kfree(thermal_handler);
-		thermal_handler = NULL;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto cleanup_thermal_handler;
+
+	return 0;
+
+cleanup_thermal_handler:
+	thermal_handler = NULL;
+
+cleanup_platform_device:
+	platform_device_unregister(platform_device);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void thermal_cleanup(void)
 {
-	if (thermal_handler) {
+	if (thermal_handler)
 		platform_profile_remove();
-		kfree(thermal_handler);
-	}
+	platform_device_unregister(platform_device);
 }
 
 static int __init dell_init(void)