},
 };
 
-static int add_platform_device(int id)
-{
-       struct platform_device *pdev;
-       int dev_nr;
-
-       if (id == 0)
-               dev_nr = -1;
-       else
-               dev_nr = id;
-
-       pdev = platform_device_register_simple(driver_name, dev_nr, NULL, 0);
-       if (IS_ERR(pdev))
-               return PTR_ERR(pdev);
-
-       vhcis[id].pdev = pdev;
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static void del_platform_devices(void)
 {
        struct platform_device *pdev;
        if (vhcis == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
+       for (i = 0; i < vhci_num_controllers; i++) {
+               vhcis[i].pdev = platform_device_alloc(driver_name, i);
+               if (!vhcis[i].pdev) {
+                       i--;
+                       while (i >= 0)
+                               platform_device_put(vhcis[i--].pdev);
+                       ret = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto err_device_alloc;
+               }
+       }
+       for (i = 0; i < vhci_num_controllers; i++) {
+               void *vhci = &vhcis[i];
+               ret = platform_device_add_data(vhcis[i].pdev, &vhci, sizeof(void *));
+               if (ret)
+                       goto err_driver_register;
+       }
+
        ret = platform_driver_register(&vhci_driver);
        if (ret)
                goto err_driver_register;
 
        for (i = 0; i < vhci_num_controllers; i++) {
-               ret = add_platform_device(i);
-               if (ret)
-                       goto err_platform_device_register;
+               ret = platform_device_add(vhcis[i].pdev);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       i--;
+                       while (i >= 0)
+                               platform_device_del(vhcis[i--].pdev);
+                       goto err_add_hcd;
+               }
        }
 
        pr_info(DRIVER_DESC " v" USBIP_VERSION "\n");
        return ret;
 
-err_platform_device_register:
-       del_platform_devices();
+err_add_hcd:
        platform_driver_unregister(&vhci_driver);
 err_driver_register:
+       for (i = 0; i < vhci_num_controllers; i++)
+               platform_device_put(vhcis[i].pdev);
+err_device_alloc:
        kfree(vhcis);
        return ret;
 }