diff --git a/drivers/mfd/smsc-ece1099.c b/drivers/mfd/smsc-ece1099.c
index 1f40baf1234e..93a8297de52a 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/smsc-ece1099.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/smsc-ece1099.c
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ static int smsc_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 	if (i2c->dev.of_node)
-		ret = of_platform_populate(i2c->dev.of_node,
-					   NULL, NULL, &i2c->dev);
+		ret = devm_of_platform_populate(&i2c->dev);
 #endif
 
 	return ret;