diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 3f940393d6c7..66b710c28812 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ struct resource *platform_get_resource(struct platform_device *dev,
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->num_resources; i++) {
 		struct resource *r = &dev->resource[i];
 
-		if ((r->flags & (IORESOURCE_IO|IORESOURCE_MEM|
-				 IORESOURCE_IRQ|IORESOURCE_DMA)) == type)
-			if (num-- == 0)
-				return r;
+		if (type == resource_type(r) && num-- == 0)
+			return r;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -78,10 +76,8 @@ struct resource *platform_get_resource_byname(struct platform_device *dev,
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->num_resources; i++) {
 		struct resource *r = &dev->resource[i];
 
-		if ((r->flags & (IORESOURCE_IO|IORESOURCE_MEM|
-				 IORESOURCE_IRQ|IORESOURCE_DMA)) == type)
-			if (!strcmp(r->name, name))
-				return r;
+		if (type == resource_type(r) && !strcmp(r->name, name))
+			return r;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -259,9 +255,9 @@ int platform_device_add(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		p = r->parent;
 		if (!p) {
-			if (r->flags & IORESOURCE_MEM)
+			if (resource_type(r) == IORESOURCE_MEM)
 				p = &iomem_resource;
-			else if (r->flags & IORESOURCE_IO)
+			else if (resource_type(r) == IORESOURCE_IO)
 				p = &ioport_resource;
 		}
 
@@ -282,9 +278,14 @@ int platform_device_add(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
  failed:
-	while (--i >= 0)
-		if (pdev->resource[i].flags & (IORESOURCE_MEM|IORESOURCE_IO))
-			release_resource(&pdev->resource[i]);
+	while (--i >= 0) {
+		struct resource *r = &pdev->resource[i];
+		unsigned long type = resource_type(r);
+
+		if (type == IORESOURCE_MEM || type == IORESOURCE_IO)
+			release_resource(r);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_add);
@@ -306,7 +307,9 @@ void platform_device_del(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		for (i = 0; i < pdev->num_resources; i++) {
 			struct resource *r = &pdev->resource[i];
-			if (r->flags & (IORESOURCE_MEM|IORESOURCE_IO))
+			unsigned long type = resource_type(r);
+
+			if (type == IORESOURCE_MEM || type == IORESOURCE_IO)
 				release_resource(r);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index ee9bcc6f32b6..0dde77272d7a 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ struct resource_list {
  */
 #define IORESOURCE_BITS		0x000000ff	/* Bus-specific bits */
 
-#define IORESOURCE_IO		0x00000100	/* Resource type */
+#define IORESOURCE_TYPE_BITS	0x00000f00	/* Resource type */
+#define IORESOURCE_IO		0x00000100
 #define IORESOURCE_MEM		0x00000200
 #define IORESOURCE_IRQ		0x00000400
 #define IORESOURCE_DMA		0x00000800
@@ -126,6 +127,10 @@ static inline resource_size_t resource_size(struct resource *res)
 {
 	return res->end - res->start + 1;
 }
+static inline unsigned long resource_type(struct resource *res)
+{
+	return res->flags & IORESOURCE_TYPE_BITS;
+}
 
 /* Convenience shorthand with allocation */
 #define request_region(start,n,name)	__request_region(&ioport_resource, (start), (n), (name))