diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_platform.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_platform.c
index 2d1fb4c21605..26fce4b8a632 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_platform.c
@@ -22,6 +22,30 @@
 
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("platform");
 
+/* Flags for acpi_create_platform_device */
+#define ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK	BIT(0)
+
+/*
+ * The following ACPI IDs are known to be suitable for representing as
+ * platform devices.
+ */
+static const struct acpi_device_id acpi_platform_device_ids[] = {
+
+	{ "PNP0D40" },
+
+	/* Haswell LPSS devices */
+	{ "INT33C0", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
+	{ "INT33C1", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
+	{ "INT33C2", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
+	{ "INT33C3", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
+	{ "INT33C4", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
+	{ "INT33C5", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
+	{ "INT33C6", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
+	{ "INT33C7", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
+
+	{ }
+};
+
 static int acpi_create_platform_clks(struct acpi_device *adev)
 {
 	static struct platform_device *pdev;
@@ -39,8 +63,7 @@ static int acpi_create_platform_clks(struct acpi_device *adev)
 /**
  * acpi_create_platform_device - Create platform device for ACPI device node
  * @adev: ACPI device node to create a platform device for.
- * @flags: ACPI_PLATFORM_* flags that affect the creation of the platform
- *	   devices.
+ * @id: ACPI device ID used to match @adev.
  *
  * Check if the given @adev can be represented as a platform device and, if
  * that's the case, create and register a platform device, populate its common
@@ -48,9 +71,10 @@ static int acpi_create_platform_clks(struct acpi_device *adev)
  *
  * Name of the platform device will be the same as @adev's.
  */
-struct platform_device *acpi_create_platform_device(struct acpi_device *adev,
-						    unsigned long flags)
+static int acpi_create_platform_device(struct acpi_device *adev,
+				       const struct acpi_device_id *id)
 {
+	unsigned long flags = id->driver_data;
 	struct platform_device *pdev = NULL;
 	struct acpi_device *acpi_parent;
 	struct platform_device_info pdevinfo;
@@ -59,25 +83,28 @@ struct platform_device *acpi_create_platform_device(struct acpi_device *adev,
 	struct resource *resources;
 	int count;
 
-	if ((flags & ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK) && acpi_create_platform_clks(adev)) {
-		dev_err(&adev->dev, "failed to create clocks\n");
-		return NULL;
+	if (flags & ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK) {
+		int ret = acpi_create_platform_clks(adev);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&adev->dev, "failed to create clocks\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* If the ACPI node already has a physical device attached, skip it. */
 	if (adev->physical_node_count)
-		return NULL;
+		return 0;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&resource_list);
 	count = acpi_dev_get_resources(adev, &resource_list, NULL, NULL);
 	if (count <= 0)
-		return NULL;
+		return 0;
 
 	resources = kmalloc(count * sizeof(struct resource), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!resources) {
 		dev_err(&adev->dev, "No memory for resources\n");
 		acpi_dev_free_resource_list(&resource_list);
-		return NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	count = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry(rentry, &resource_list, node)
@@ -123,5 +150,15 @@ struct platform_device *acpi_create_platform_device(struct acpi_device *adev,
 	}
 
 	kfree(resources);
-	return pdev;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static struct acpi_scan_handler platform_handler = {
+	.ids = acpi_platform_device_ids,
+	.attach = acpi_create_platform_device,
+};
+
+void __init acpi_platform_init(void)
+{
+	acpi_scan_add_handler(&platform_handler);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index e5a65217e480..0d1397dc7003 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ int init_acpi_device_notify(void);
 int acpi_scan_init(void);
 void acpi_pci_root_init(void);
 void acpi_pci_link_init(void);
+void acpi_platform_init(void);
 int acpi_sysfs_init(void);
 void acpi_csrt_init(void);
 
@@ -119,10 +120,4 @@ static inline void suspend_nvs_restore(void) {}
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 struct platform_device;
 
-/* Flags for acpi_create_platform_device */
-#define ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK	BIT(0)
-
-struct platform_device *acpi_create_platform_device(struct acpi_device *adev,
-						    unsigned long flags);
-
 #endif /* _ACPI_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index c2821699bc49..a849d2430dff 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -29,27 +29,6 @@ extern struct acpi_device *acpi_root;
 
 static const char *dummy_hid = "device";
 
-/*
- * The following ACPI IDs are known to be suitable for representing as
- * platform devices.
- */
-static const struct acpi_device_id acpi_platform_device_ids[] = {
-
-	{ "PNP0D40" },
-
-	/* Haswell LPSS devices */
-	{ "INT33C0", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
-	{ "INT33C1", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
-	{ "INT33C2", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
-	{ "INT33C3", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
-	{ "INT33C4", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
-	{ "INT33C5", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
-	{ "INT33C6", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
-	{ "INT33C7", ACPI_PLATFORM_CLK },
-
-	{ }
-};
-
 static LIST_HEAD(acpi_device_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(acpi_bus_id_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(acpi_scan_lock);
@@ -1606,7 +1585,6 @@ static int acpi_scan_attach_handler(struct acpi_device *device)
 static acpi_status acpi_bus_device_attach(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl_not_used,
 					  void *not_used, void **ret_not_used)
 {
-	const struct acpi_device_id *id;
 	struct acpi_device *device;
 	unsigned long long sta_not_used;
 	int ret;
@@ -1621,13 +1599,6 @@ static acpi_status acpi_bus_device_attach(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl_not_used,
 	if (acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device))
 		return AE_CTRL_DEPTH;
 
-	id = __acpi_match_device(device, acpi_platform_device_ids);
-	if (id) {
-		/* This is a known good platform device. */
-		acpi_create_platform_device(device, id->driver_data);
-		return AE_OK;
-	}
-
 	ret = acpi_scan_attach_handler(device);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret > 0 ? AE_OK : AE_CTRL_DEPTH;
@@ -1775,6 +1746,7 @@ int __init acpi_scan_init(void)
 
 	acpi_pci_root_init();
 	acpi_pci_link_init();
+	acpi_platform_init();
 	acpi_csrt_init();
 
 	/*