diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index f3338fe..2a87f69 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -125,9 +125,15 @@
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	struct device_node *np = NULL;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+	int platform_id;
 	int r;
 
-	pdev = platform_device_alloc(cell->name, id + cell->id);
+	if (id < 0)
+		platform_id = id;
+	else
+		platform_id = id + cell->id;
+
+	pdev = platform_device_alloc(cell->name, platform_id);
 	if (!pdev)
 		goto fail_alloc;