diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-sti.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-sti.c
index b95115cdaea7..92abbd56b9f7 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-sti.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-sti.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct sti_pwm_chip {
 	struct regmap_field *pwm_int_en;
 	struct pwm_chip chip;
 	struct pwm_device *cur;
+	unsigned long configured;
 	unsigned int en_count;
 	struct mutex sti_pwm_lock; /* To sync between enable/disable calls */
 	void __iomem *mmio;
@@ -102,24 +103,6 @@ static int sti_pwm_get_prescale(struct sti_pwm_chip *pc, unsigned long period,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Calculate the number of PWM devices configured with a period. */
-static unsigned int sti_pwm_count_configured(struct pwm_chip *chip)
-{
-	struct pwm_device *pwm;
-	unsigned int ncfg = 0;
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < chip->npwm; i++) {
-		pwm = &chip->pwms[i];
-		if (test_bit(PWMF_REQUESTED, &pwm->flags)) {
-			if (pwm_get_period(pwm))
-				ncfg++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ncfg;
-}
-
 /*
  * For STiH4xx PWM IP, the PWM period is fixed to 256 local clock cycles.
  * The only way to change the period (apart from changing the PWM input clock)
@@ -141,7 +124,7 @@ static int sti_pwm_config(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 	unsigned int ncfg;
 	bool period_same = false;
 
-	ncfg = sti_pwm_count_configured(chip);
+	ncfg = hweight_long(pc->configured);
 	if (ncfg)
 		period_same = (period_ns == pwm_get_period(cur));
 
@@ -197,6 +180,7 @@ static int sti_pwm_config(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 
 		ret = regmap_field_write(pc->pwm_int_en, 0);
 
+		set_bit(pwm->hwpwm, &pc->configured);
 		pc->cur = pwm;
 
 		dev_dbg(dev, "prescale:%u, period:%i, duty:%i, pwmvalx:%u\n",
@@ -254,10 +238,18 @@ static void sti_pwm_disable(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm)
 	mutex_unlock(&pc->sti_pwm_lock);
 }
 
+static void sti_pwm_free(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm)
+{
+	struct sti_pwm_chip *pc = to_sti_pwmchip(chip);
+
+	clear_bit(pwm->hwpwm, &pc->configured);
+}
+
 static const struct pwm_ops sti_pwm_ops = {
 	.config = sti_pwm_config,
 	.enable = sti_pwm_enable,
 	.disable = sti_pwm_disable,
+	.free = sti_pwm_free,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };