diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
index 265f75fc6a25..04994b23bb6b 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ static struct mfd_cell backlight_devs[] = {
 int wm831x_device_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, unsigned long id, int irq)
 {
 	struct wm831x_pdata *pdata = wm831x->dev->platform_data;
-	int rev;
+	int rev, wm831x_num;
 	enum wm831x_parent parent;
 	int ret, i;
 
@@ -1592,6 +1592,12 @@ int wm831x_device_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, unsigned long id, int irq)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Multiply by 10 as we have many subdevices of the same type */
+	if (pdata && pdata->wm831x_num)
+		wm831x_num = pdata->wm831x_num * 10;
+	else
+		wm831x_num = -1;
+
 	ret = wm831x_irq_init(wm831x, irq);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto err;
@@ -1609,19 +1615,19 @@ int wm831x_device_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, unsigned long id, int irq)
 	/* The core device is up, instantiate the subdevices. */
 	switch (parent) {
 	case WM8310:
-		ret = mfd_add_devices(wm831x->dev, -1,
+		ret = mfd_add_devices(wm831x->dev, wm831x_num,
 				      wm8310_devs, ARRAY_SIZE(wm8310_devs),
 				      NULL, wm831x->irq_base);
 		break;
 
 	case WM8311:
-		ret = mfd_add_devices(wm831x->dev, -1,
+		ret = mfd_add_devices(wm831x->dev, wm831x_num,
 				      wm8311_devs, ARRAY_SIZE(wm8311_devs),
 				      NULL, wm831x->irq_base);
 		break;
 
 	case WM8312:
-		ret = mfd_add_devices(wm831x->dev, -1,
+		ret = mfd_add_devices(wm831x->dev, wm831x_num,
 				      wm8312_devs, ARRAY_SIZE(wm8312_devs),
 				      NULL, wm831x->irq_base);
 		break;
@@ -1630,7 +1636,7 @@ int wm831x_device_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, unsigned long id, int irq)
 	case WM8321:
 	case WM8325:
 	case WM8326:
-		ret = mfd_add_devices(wm831x->dev, -1,
+		ret = mfd_add_devices(wm831x->dev, wm831x_num,
 				      wm8320_devs, ARRAY_SIZE(wm8320_devs),
 				      NULL, wm831x->irq_base);
 		break;
@@ -1647,7 +1653,7 @@ int wm831x_device_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, unsigned long id, int irq)
 
 	if (pdata && pdata->backlight) {
 		/* Treat errors as non-critical */
-		ret = mfd_add_devices(wm831x->dev, -1, backlight_devs,
+		ret = mfd_add_devices(wm831x->dev, wm831x_num, backlight_devs,
 				      ARRAY_SIZE(backlight_devs), NULL,
 				      wm831x->irq_base);
 		if (ret < 0)