1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
index 12cb40a975de..72aee3c0e8de 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
@@ -1548,15 +1548,12 @@ static int __init w83627hf_device_add(unsigned short address,
                 goto exit_device_put;
         }
 
-        pdev->dev.platform_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct w83627hf_sio_data),
-                                          GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!pdev->dev.platform_data) {
-                err = -ENOMEM;
+        err = platform_device_add_data(pdev, sio_data,
+                                       sizeof(struct w83627hf_sio_data));
+        if (err) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR DRVNAME ": Platform data allocation failed\n");
                 goto exit_device_put;
         }
-        memcpy(pdev->dev.platform_data, sio_data,
-               sizeof(struct w83627hf_sio_data));
 
         err = platform_device_add(pdev);
         if (err) {