diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
index 5e4d3f23156a..e6805b97d047 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ struct pca953x_chip {
 #endif
 
 	struct i2c_client *client;
-	struct pca953x_platform_data *dyn_pdata;
 	struct gpio_chip gpio_chip;
 	const char *const *names;
 	int	chip_type;
@@ -446,13 +445,13 @@ static irqreturn_t pca953x_irq_handler(int irq, void *devid)
 }
 
 static int pca953x_irq_setup(struct pca953x_chip *chip,
-			     const struct i2c_device_id *id)
+			     const struct i2c_device_id *id,
+			     int irq_base)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = chip->client;
-	struct pca953x_platform_data *pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
 	int ret, offset = 0;
 
-	if (pdata->irq_base != -1
+	if (irq_base != -1
 			&& (id->driver_data & PCA_INT)) {
 		int lvl;
 
@@ -476,7 +475,7 @@ static int pca953x_irq_setup(struct pca953x_chip *chip,
 		chip->irq_stat &= chip->reg_direction;
 		mutex_init(&chip->irq_lock);
 
-		chip->irq_base = irq_alloc_descs(-1, pdata->irq_base, chip->gpio_chip.ngpio, -1);
+		chip->irq_base = irq_alloc_descs(-1, irq_base, chip->gpio_chip.ngpio, -1);
 		if (chip->irq_base < 0)
 			goto out_failed;
 
@@ -524,12 +523,12 @@ static void pca953x_irq_teardown(struct pca953x_chip *chip)
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_GPIO_PCA953X_IRQ */
 static int pca953x_irq_setup(struct pca953x_chip *chip,
-			     const struct i2c_device_id *id)
+			     const struct i2c_device_id *id,
+			     int irq_base)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = chip->client;
-	struct pca953x_platform_data *pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
 
-	if (pdata->irq_base != -1 && (id->driver_data & PCA_INT))
+	if (irq_base != -1 && (id->driver_data & PCA_INT))
 		dev_warn(&client->dev, "interrupt support not compiled in\n");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -547,45 +546,35 @@ static void pca953x_irq_teardown(struct pca953x_chip *chip)
 /*
  * Translate OpenFirmware node properties into platform_data
  */
-static struct pca953x_platform_data *
-pca953x_get_alt_pdata(struct i2c_client *client)
+void
+pca953x_get_alt_pdata(struct i2c_client *client, int *gpio_base, int *invert)
 {
-	struct pca953x_platform_data *pdata;
 	struct device_node *node;
 	const __be32 *val;
 	int size;
 
 	node = client->dev.of_node;
 	if (node == NULL)
-		return NULL;
+		return;
 
-	pdata = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pca953x_platform_data), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (pdata == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&client->dev, "Unable to allocate platform_data\n");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	pdata->gpio_base = -1;
+	*gpio_base = -1;
 	val = of_get_property(node, "linux,gpio-base", &size);
 	if (val) {
 		if (size != sizeof(*val))
 			dev_warn(&client->dev, "%s: wrong linux,gpio-base\n",
 				 node->full_name);
 		else
-			pdata->gpio_base = be32_to_cpup(val);
+			*gpio_base = be32_to_cpup(val);
 	}
 
 	val = of_get_property(node, "polarity", NULL);
 	if (val)
-		pdata->invert = *val;
-
-	return pdata;
+		*invert = *val;
 }
 #else
-static struct pca953x_platform_data *
-pca953x_get_alt_pdata(struct i2c_client *client)
+void
+pca953x_get_alt_pdata(struct i2c_client *client, int *gpio_base, int *invert)
 {
-	return NULL;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -647,6 +636,7 @@ static int __devinit pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 {
 	struct pca953x_platform_data *pdata;
 	struct pca953x_chip *chip;
+	int irq_base=-1, invert=0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	chip = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pca953x_chip), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -654,26 +644,17 @@ static int __devinit pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
-	if (pdata == NULL) {
-		pdata = pca953x_get_alt_pdata(client);
-		/*
-		 * Unlike normal platform_data, this is allocated
-		 * dynamically and must be freed in the driver
-		 */
-		chip->dyn_pdata = pdata;
-	}
-
-	if (pdata == NULL) {
-		dev_dbg(&client->dev, "no platform data\n");
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_failed;
+	if (pdata) {
+		irq_base = pdata->irq_base;
+		chip->gpio_start = pdata->gpio_base;
+		invert = pdata->invert;
+		chip->names = pdata->names;
+	} else {
+		pca953x_get_alt_pdata(client, &chip->gpio_start, &invert);
 	}
 
 	chip->client = client;
 
-	chip->gpio_start = pdata->gpio_base;
-
-	chip->names = pdata->names;
 	chip->chip_type = id->driver_data & (PCA953X_TYPE | PCA957X_TYPE);
 
 	mutex_init(&chip->i2c_lock);
@@ -684,13 +665,13 @@ static int __devinit pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	pca953x_setup_gpio(chip, id->driver_data & PCA_GPIO_MASK);
 
 	if (chip->chip_type == PCA953X_TYPE)
-		device_pca953x_init(chip, pdata->invert);
+		device_pca953x_init(chip, invert);
 	else if (chip->chip_type == PCA957X_TYPE)
-		device_pca957x_init(chip, pdata->invert);
+		device_pca957x_init(chip, invert);
 	else
 		goto out_failed;
 
-	ret = pca953x_irq_setup(chip, id);
+	ret = pca953x_irq_setup(chip, id, irq_base);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_failed;
 
@@ -698,7 +679,7 @@ static int __devinit pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_failed_irq;
 
-	if (pdata->setup) {
+	if (pdata && pdata->setup) {
 		ret = pdata->setup(client, chip->gpio_chip.base,
 				chip->gpio_chip.ngpio, pdata->context);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -711,7 +692,6 @@ static int __devinit pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 out_failed_irq:
 	pca953x_irq_teardown(chip);
 out_failed:
-	kfree(chip->dyn_pdata);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -722,7 +702,7 @@ static int pca953x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct pca953x_chip *chip = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (pdata->teardown) {
+	if (pdata && pdata->teardown) {
 		ret = pdata->teardown(client, chip->gpio_chip.base,
 				chip->gpio_chip.ngpio, pdata->context);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -740,7 +720,6 @@ static int pca953x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	}
 
 	pca953x_irq_teardown(chip);
-	kfree(chip->dyn_pdata);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;
 }