diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-wm831x-status.c b/drivers/leds/leds-wm831x-status.c
index c32dad4aedfb..0a1a13f3a6a5 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-wm831x-status.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-wm831x-status.c
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ static int wm831x_status_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int id = pdev->id % ARRAY_SIZE(chip_pdata->status);
 	int ret;
 
-	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IO, 0);
+	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_REG, 0);
 	if (res == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No I/O resource\n");
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No register resource\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err;
 	}