2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

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,