diff --git a/drivers/mfd/vexpress-sysreg.c b/drivers/mfd/vexpress-sysreg.c
index 855c0204f09a..201a3ea2a9d3 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/vexpress-sysreg.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/vexpress-sysreg.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int vexpress_sysreg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	bgpio_init(mmc_gpio_chip, &pdev->dev, 0x4, base + SYS_MCI,
 			NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0);
 	mmc_gpio_chip->ngpio = 2;
-	gpiochip_add(mmc_gpio_chip);
+	gpiochip_add_data(mmc_gpio_chip, NULL);
 
 	return mfd_add_devices(&pdev->dev, PLATFORM_DEVID_AUTO,
 			vexpress_sysreg_cells,