#define LTC2991_VCC_CH_NR              0
 
 struct ltc2991_state {
-       struct device           *dev;
        struct regmap           *regmap;
        u32                     r_sense_uohm[LTC2991_MAX_CHANNEL];
        bool                    temp_en[LTC2991_MAX_CHANNEL];
        .max_register = 0x1D,
 };
 
-static int ltc2991_init(struct ltc2991_state *st)
+static int ltc2991_init(struct ltc2991_state *st, struct device *dev)
 {
        struct fwnode_handle *child;
        int ret;
        u32 val, addr;
        u8 v5_v8_reg_data = 0, v1_v4_reg_data = 0;
 
-       ret = devm_regulator_get_enable(st->dev, "vcc");
+       ret = devm_regulator_get_enable(dev, "vcc");
        if (ret)
-               return dev_err_probe(st->dev, ret,
+               return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
                                     "failed to enable regulator\n");
 
-       device_for_each_child_node(st->dev, child) {
+       device_for_each_child_node(dev, child) {
                ret = fwnode_property_read_u32(child, "reg", &addr);
                if (ret < 0) {
                        fwnode_handle_put(child);
                                               &val);
                if (!ret) {
                        if (!val)
-                               return dev_err_probe(st->dev, -EINVAL,
+                               return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
                                                     "shunt resistor value cannot be zero\n");
 
                        st->r_sense_uohm[addr] = val;
 
        ret = regmap_write(st->regmap, LTC2991_V5_V8_CTRL, v5_v8_reg_data);
        if (ret)
-               return dev_err_probe(st->dev, ret,
+               return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
                                     "Error: Failed to set V5-V8 CTRL reg.\n");
 
        ret = regmap_write(st->regmap, LTC2991_V1_V4_CTRL, v1_v4_reg_data);
        if (ret)
-               return dev_err_probe(st->dev, ret,
+               return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
                                     "Error: Failed to set V1-V4 CTRL reg.\n");
 
        ret = regmap_write(st->regmap, LTC2991_PWM_TH_LSB_T_INT,
                           LTC2991_REPEAT_ACQ_EN);
        if (ret)
-               return dev_err_probe(st->dev, ret,
+               return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
                                     "Error: Failed to set continuous mode.\n");
 
        /* Enable all channels and trigger conversions */
        if (!st)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       st->dev = &client->dev;
        st->regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, <c2991_regmap_config);
        if (IS_ERR(st->regmap))
                return PTR_ERR(st->regmap);
 
-       ret = ltc2991_init(st);
+       ret = ltc2991_init(st, &client->dev);
        if (ret)
                return ret;