diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel.h b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel.h
index c387763..fa96460 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel.h
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
 	.drdy_int_pin = 1,
 };
 
-int st_accel_common_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
-					struct st_sensors_platform_data *pdata);
+int st_accel_common_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
 void st_accel_common_remove(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER
diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
index 7cbdfae..53f3262 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
@@ -457,8 +457,7 @@
 #define ST_ACCEL_TRIGGER_OPS NULL
 #endif
 
-int st_accel_common_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
-				struct st_sensors_platform_data *plat_data)
+int st_accel_common_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct st_sensor_data *adata = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	int irq = adata->get_irq_data_ready(indio_dev);
@@ -484,11 +483,11 @@
 					&adata->sensor_settings->fs.fs_avl[0];
 	adata->odr = adata->sensor_settings->odr.odr_avl[0].hz;
 
-	if (!plat_data)
-		plat_data =
+	if (!adata->dev->platform_data)
+		adata->dev->platform_data =
 			(struct st_sensors_platform_data *)&default_accel_pdata;
 
-	err = st_sensors_init_sensor(indio_dev, plat_data);
+	err = st_sensors_init_sensor(indio_dev, adata->dev->platform_data);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_i2c.c b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_i2c.c
index 7164aef..40adc7e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_i2c.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
 	st_sensors_i2c_configure(indio_dev, client, adata);
 
-	err = st_accel_common_probe(indio_dev, client->dev.platform_data);
+	err = st_accel_common_probe(indio_dev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_spi.c b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_spi.c
index 1956396..2090d80 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_spi.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 	st_sensors_spi_configure(indio_dev, spi, adata);
 
-	err = st_accel_common_probe(indio_dev, spi->dev.platform_data);
+	err = st_accel_common_probe(indio_dev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;