diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx27_3ds.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx27_3ds.c
index 614b3c00c4a015fba85b34803b9006e91195cf4f..6e1accf93f811d57b7ab97c463b562a39bd43b82 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx27_3ds.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx27_3ds.c
@@ -232,10 +232,13 @@ static struct mc13xxx_regulator_init_data mx27_3ds_regulators[] = {
 };
 
 /* MC13783 */
-static struct mc13xxx_platform_data mc13783_pdata __initdata = {
-	.regulators = mx27_3ds_regulators,
-	.num_regulators = ARRAY_SIZE(mx27_3ds_regulators),
-	.flags  = MC13XXX_USE_REGULATOR,
+static struct mc13xxx_platform_data mc13783_pdata = {
+	.regulators = {
+		.regulators = mx27_3ds_regulators,
+		.num_regulators = ARRAY_SIZE(mx27_3ds_regulators),
+
+	},
+	.flags  = MC13783_USE_REGULATOR,
 };
 
 /* SPI */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm038.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm038.c
index 38c77084b615222d4064fae7d8f7b1c5adaa4426..4cbce6d0fef1652ff9358a496ef907d5b239e129 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm038.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm038.c
@@ -263,10 +263,12 @@ static struct mc13xxx_regulator_init_data pcm038_regulators[] = {
 };
 
 static struct mc13xxx_platform_data pcm038_pmic = {
-	.regulators = pcm038_regulators,
-	.num_regulators = ARRAY_SIZE(pcm038_regulators),
-	.flags = MC13XXX_USE_ADC | MC13XXX_USE_REGULATOR |
-		 MC13XXX_USE_TOUCHSCREEN,
+	.regulators = {
+		.regulators = pcm038_regulators,
+		.num_regulators = ARRAY_SIZE(pcm038_regulators),
+	},
+	.flags = MC13783_USE_ADC | MC13783_USE_REGULATOR |
+		 MC13783_USE_TOUCHSCREEN,
 };
 
 static struct spi_board_info pcm038_spi_board_info[] __initdata = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx31_3ds.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx31_3ds.c
index 544d3e414f5846f08ba96ef71c3fa41b29422cd2..034be624d35cb31f14c0e380e8e9eee3bf0b5339 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx31_3ds.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx31_3ds.c
@@ -488,10 +488,12 @@ static struct mc13xxx_regulator_init_data mx31_3ds_regulators[] = {
 };
 
 /* MC13783 */
-static struct mc13xxx_platform_data mc13783_pdata __initdata = {
-	.regulators = mx31_3ds_regulators,
-	.num_regulators = ARRAY_SIZE(mx31_3ds_regulators),
-	.flags  = MC13XXX_USE_REGULATOR | MC13XXX_USE_TOUCHSCREEN
+static struct mc13xxx_platform_data mc13783_pdata = {
+	.regulators = {
+		.regulators = mx31_3ds_regulators,
+		.num_regulators = ARRAY_SIZE(mx31_3ds_regulators),
+	},
+	.flags  = MC13783_USE_REGULATOR | MC13783_USE_TOUCHSCREEN,
 };
 
 /* SPI */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx31moboard.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx31moboard.c
index 6f3692bccb8ad3201418015a4f28bc23dedf96af..3a021b01161db3ad122f531d9fe366bb1961b146 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx31moboard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx31moboard.c
@@ -268,8 +268,10 @@ static struct mc13783_leds_platform_data moboard_leds = {
 };
 
 static struct mc13xxx_platform_data moboard_pmic = {
-	.regulators = moboard_regulators,
-	.num_regulators = ARRAY_SIZE(moboard_regulators),
+	.regulators = {
+		.regulators = moboard_regulators,
+		.num_regulators = ARRAY_SIZE(moboard_regulators),
+	},
 	.leds = &moboard_leds,
 	.flags = MC13XXX_USE_REGULATOR | MC13XXX_USE_RTC |
 		MC13XXX_USE_ADC | MC13XXX_USE_LED,
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-mc13783.c b/drivers/leds/leds-mc13783.c
index f05bb08d0f0968e49a51e7b96aeee392c48287d2..06a5bb484707b47dd005504140b1fb9e649aa7b1 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-mc13783.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-mc13783.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/leds.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/mc13783.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/core.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 struct mc13783_led {
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ static int __devinit mc13783_led_setup(struct mc13783_led *led, int max_current)
 
 static int __devinit mc13783_leds_prepare(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct mc13783_leds_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct mc13783_leds_platform_data *pdata = mfd_get_data(pdev);
 	struct mc13783 *dev = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 	int ret = 0;
 	int reg = 0;
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ static int __devinit mc13783_leds_prepare(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int __devinit mc13783_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct mc13783_leds_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct mc13783_leds_platform_data *pdata = mfd_get_data(pdev);
 	struct mc13783_led_platform_data *led_cur;
 	struct mc13783_led *led, *led_dat;
 	int ret, i;
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ static int __devinit mc13783_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int __devexit mc13783_led_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct mc13783_leds_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct mc13783_leds_platform_data *pdata = mfd_get_data(pdev);
 	struct mc13783_led *led = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct mc13783 *dev = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c
index b9fcaf0004da79142414ef54d53f866122df1a1e..30807d3a65390743779f1d0835b44f2d36673d80 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c
@@ -683,14 +683,13 @@ int mc13783_adc_do_conversion(struct mc13783 *mc13783, unsigned int mode,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mc13783_adc_do_conversion);
 
 static int mc13xxx_add_subdevice_pdata(struct mc13xxx *mc13xxx,
-		const char *format, void *pdata, size_t pdata_size)
+		const char *format, void *pdata)
 {
 	char buf[30];
 	const char *name = mc13xxx_get_chipname(mc13xxx);
 
 	struct mfd_cell cell = {
 		.platform_data = pdata,
-		.data_size = pdata_size,
 	};
 
 	/* there is no asnprintf in the kernel :-( */
@@ -706,7 +705,7 @@ static int mc13xxx_add_subdevice_pdata(struct mc13xxx *mc13xxx,
 
 static int mc13xxx_add_subdevice(struct mc13xxx *mc13xxx, const char *format)
 {
-	return mc13xxx_add_subdevice_pdata(mc13xxx, format, NULL, 0);
+	return mc13xxx_add_subdevice_pdata(mc13xxx, format, NULL);
 }
 
 static int mc13xxx_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
@@ -764,13 +763,8 @@ static int mc13xxx_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		mc13xxx_add_subdevice(mc13xxx, "%s-codec");
 
 	if (pdata->flags & MC13XXX_USE_REGULATOR) {
-		struct mc13xxx_regulator_platform_data regulator_pdata = {
-			.num_regulators = pdata->num_regulators,
-			.regulators = pdata->regulators,
-		};
-
 		mc13xxx_add_subdevice_pdata(mc13xxx, "%s-regulator",
-				&regulator_pdata, sizeof(regulator_pdata));
+				&pdata->regulators);
 	}
 
 	if (pdata->flags & MC13XXX_USE_RTC)
@@ -779,10 +773,8 @@ static int mc13xxx_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (pdata->flags & MC13XXX_USE_TOUCHSCREEN)
 		mc13xxx_add_subdevice(mc13xxx, "%s-ts");
 
-	if (pdata->flags & MC13XXX_USE_LED) {
-		mc13xxx_add_subdevice_pdata(mc13xxx, "%s-led",
-					pdata->leds, sizeof(*pdata->leds));
-	}
+	if (pdata->flags & MC13XXX_USE_LED)
+		mc13xxx_add_subdevice_pdata(mc13xxx, "%s-led", pdata->leds);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/mc13783-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/mc13783-regulator.c
index 3e5d0c3b4e53134e84fa1ce2b5b32413de9b9a65..23249cb0a8bdcc6be50b0ccb52e89f5e3cf5fa36 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/mc13783-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/mc13783-regulator.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/regulator/driver.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/core.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
@@ -336,8 +337,7 @@ static int __devinit mc13783_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mc13xxx_regulator_priv *priv;
 	struct mc13xxx *mc13783 = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
-	struct mc13783_regulator_platform_data *pdata =
-		dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct mc13783_regulator_platform_data *pdata = mfd_get_data(pdev);
 	struct mc13783_regulator_init_data *init_data;
 	int i, ret;
 
@@ -381,8 +381,7 @@ static int __devinit mc13783_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int __devexit mc13783_regulator_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mc13xxx_regulator_priv *priv = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct mc13783_regulator_platform_data *pdata =
-		dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct mc13783_regulator_platform_data *pdata = mfd_get_data(pdev);
 	int i;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/mc13892-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/mc13892-regulator.c
index 1b8f7398a4a8f9709a17d17463be54afcbda9ae4..6f15168e5ed494e04cbc4d38a9589bdc0847c97c 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/mc13892-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/mc13892-regulator.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/regulator/driver.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/core.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
@@ -520,8 +521,7 @@ static int __devinit mc13892_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mc13xxx_regulator_priv *priv;
 	struct mc13xxx *mc13892 = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
-	struct mc13xxx_regulator_platform_data *pdata =
-		dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct mc13xxx_regulator_platform_data *pdata = mfd_get_data(pdev);
 	struct mc13xxx_regulator_init_data *init_data;
 	int i, ret;
 	u32 val;
@@ -595,8 +595,7 @@ static int __devinit mc13892_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int __devexit mc13892_regulator_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mc13xxx_regulator_priv *priv = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct mc13xxx_regulator_platform_data *pdata =
-		dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct mc13xxx_regulator_platform_data *pdata = mfd_get_data(pdev);
 	int i;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/mc13xxx.h b/include/linux/mfd/mc13xxx.h
index a1d391b40e682ca9cc7a659739e3ebed1efd670d..c064beaaccb7f482bd969c226ef2aae0de9e8612 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/mc13xxx.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/mc13xxx.h
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ struct mc13xxx_platform_data {
 #define MC13XXX_USE_LED		(1 << 5)
 	unsigned int flags;
 
-	int num_regulators;
-	struct mc13xxx_regulator_init_data *regulators;
+	struct mc13xxx_regulator_platform_data regulators;
 	struct mc13xxx_leds_platform_data *leds;
 };