diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index 1823a57b7d8f..d1c8605d4ed4 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ static int mfd_add_device(struct device *parent, int id,
 			res[r].end   = cell->resources[r].end;
 		}
 
-		ret = acpi_check_resource_conflict(res);
-		if (ret)
-			goto fail_res;
+		if (!cell->ignore_resource_conflicts) {
+			ret = acpi_check_resource_conflict(res);
+			if (ret)
+				goto fail_res;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = platform_device_add_resources(pdev, res, cell->num_resources);
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/core.h b/include/linux/mfd/core.h
index 11d740b8831d..cb93d80aa642 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/core.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ struct mfd_cell {
 	 */
 	int			num_resources;
 	const struct resource	*resources;
+
+	/* don't check for resource conflicts */
+	bool			ignore_resource_conflicts;
 };
 
 extern int mfd_add_devices(struct device *parent, int id,