diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c
index 7551253ada32..bf3f14fb5f24 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ static int lp3943_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	lp3943_pwm->chip.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	lp3943_pwm->chip.ops = &lp3943_pwm_ops;
 	lp3943_pwm->chip.npwm = LP3943_NUM_PWMS;
+	lp3943_pwm->chip.base = -1;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, lp3943_pwm);