static struct regulator_init_data
 *lp872x_find_regulator_init_data(int id, struct lp872x *lp)
 {
+       struct lp872x_platform_data *pdata = lp->pdata;
        int i;
 
+       if (!pdata)
+               return NULL;
+
        for (i = 0; i < lp->num_regulators; i++) {
-               if (lp->pdata->regulator_data[i].id == id)
-                       return lp->pdata->regulator_data[i].init_data;
+               if (pdata->regulator_data[i].id == id)
+                       return pdata->regulator_data[i].init_data;
        }
 
        return NULL;
 static int lp872x_probe(struct i2c_client *cl, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
        struct lp872x *lp;
-       struct lp872x_platform_data *pdata = cl->dev.platform_data;
        int ret, size, num_regulators;
        const int lp872x_num_regulators[] = {
                [LP8720] = LP8720_NUM_REGULATORS,
                [LP8725] = LP8725_NUM_REGULATORS,
        };
 
-       if (!pdata) {
-               dev_err(&cl->dev, "no platform data\n");
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-
        lp = devm_kzalloc(&cl->dev, sizeof(struct lp872x), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!lp)
                goto err_mem;
        }
 
        lp->dev = &cl->dev;
-       lp->pdata = pdata;
+       lp->pdata = cl->dev.platform_data;
        lp->chipid = id->driver_data;
        lp->num_regulators = num_regulators;
        i2c_set_clientdata(cl, lp);