diff --git a/drivers/mfd/rn5t618.c b/drivers/mfd/rn5t618.c
index 232de50562f9..7497edf6ee41 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/rn5t618.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/rn5t618.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static const struct regmap_irq_chip rc5t619_irq_chip = {
 	.mask_invert = true,
 };
 
-static struct rn5t618 *rn5t618_pm_power_off;
+static struct i2c_client *rn5t618_pm_power_off;
 static struct notifier_block rn5t618_restart_handler;
 
 static int rn5t618_irq_init(struct rn5t618 *rn5t618)
@@ -110,13 +110,38 @@ static int rn5t618_irq_init(struct rn5t618 *rn5t618)
 
 static void rn5t618_trigger_poweroff_sequence(bool repower)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	/* disable automatic repower-on */
-	regmap_update_bits(rn5t618_pm_power_off->regmap, RN5T618_REPCNT,
-			   RN5T618_REPCNT_REPWRON,
-			   repower ? RN5T618_REPCNT_REPWRON : 0);
+	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(rn5t618_pm_power_off, RN5T618_REPCNT);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	ret &= ~RN5T618_REPCNT_REPWRON;
+	if (repower)
+		ret |= RN5T618_REPCNT_REPWRON;
+
+	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(rn5t618_pm_power_off,
+					RN5T618_REPCNT, (u8)ret);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
 	/* start power-off sequence */
-	regmap_update_bits(rn5t618_pm_power_off->regmap, RN5T618_SLPCNT,
-			   RN5T618_SLPCNT_SWPWROFF, RN5T618_SLPCNT_SWPWROFF);
+	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(rn5t618_pm_power_off, RN5T618_SLPCNT);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	ret |= RN5T618_SLPCNT_SWPWROFF;
+
+	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(rn5t618_pm_power_off,
+					RN5T618_SLPCNT, (u8)ret);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	return;
+
+err:
+	dev_alert(&rn5t618_pm_power_off->dev, "Failed to shutdown (err = %d)\n", ret);
 }
 
 static void rn5t618_power_off(void)
@@ -189,7 +214,7 @@ static int rn5t618_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	rn5t618_pm_power_off = priv;
+	rn5t618_pm_power_off = i2c;
 	if (of_device_is_system_power_controller(i2c->dev.of_node)) {
 		if (!pm_power_off)
 			pm_power_off = rn5t618_power_off;
@@ -211,9 +236,7 @@ static int rn5t618_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 
 static int rn5t618_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 {
-	struct rn5t618 *priv = i2c_get_clientdata(i2c);
-
-	if (priv == rn5t618_pm_power_off) {
+	if (i2c == rn5t618_pm_power_off) {
 		rn5t618_pm_power_off = NULL;
 		pm_power_off = NULL;
 	}