diff --git a/sys/dev/intel/spi.c b/sys/dev/intel/spi.c
index 0ac7a3b5e9b..c2308c20f8c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/intel/spi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/intel/spi.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ intelspi_detach(device_t dev)
 		bus_release_resource(dev, SYS_RES_IRQ,
 		    sc->sc_irq_rid, sc->sc_irq_res);
 
-	return (bus_generic_detach(dev));
+	return (device_delete_children(dev));
 }
 
 int