diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
index abd0493..95adfd4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/i2c/at24.h>
 #include <linux/i2c/pca953x.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/tps6507x.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
@@ -533,10 +534,14 @@
 	},
 };
 
+static struct tps6507x_board tps_board = {
+	.tps6507x_pmic_init_data = &tps65070_regulator_data[0],
+};
+
 static struct i2c_board_info __initdata da850evm_tps65070_info[] = {
 	{
 		I2C_BOARD_INFO("tps6507x", 0x48),
-		.platform_data = &tps65070_regulator_data[0],
+		.platform_data = &tps_board,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/tps6507x-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/tps6507x-regulator.c
index 23c0597..c3f1bf8 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/tps6507x-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/tps6507x-regulator.c
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@
 	struct regulator_init_data *init_data;
 	struct regulator_dev *rdev;
 	struct tps_pmic *tps;
+	struct tps6507x_board *tps_board;
 	int i;
 	int error;
 
@@ -497,12 +498,21 @@
 		return -EIO;
 
 	/**
+	 * tps_board points to pmic related constants
+	 * coming from the board-evm file.
+	 */
+
+	tps_board = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
+	if (!tps_board)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/**
 	 * init_data points to array of regulator_init structures
 	 * coming from the board-evm file.
 	 */
-	init_data = client->dev.platform_data;
+	init_data = tps_board->tps6507x_pmic_init_data;
 	if (!init_data)
-		return -EIO;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	tps = kzalloc(sizeof(*tps), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tps)
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/tps6507x.h b/include/linux/mfd/tps6507x.h
index 155bee1..fd73af5 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/tps6507x.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/tps6507x.h
@@ -131,4 +131,15 @@
 /* VDCDC MASK */
 #define TPS6507X_DEFDCDCX_DCDC_MASK		0X3F
 
+/**
+ * struct tps6507x_board - packages regulator and touchscreen init data
+ * @tps6507x_regulator_data: regulator initialization values
+ *
+ * Board data may be used to initialize regulator and touchscreen.
+ */
+
+struct tps6507x_board {
+	struct regulator_init_data *tps6507x_pmic_init_data;
+};
+
 #endif /*  __LINUX_MFD_TPS6507X_H */