diff --git a/drivers/power/ab8500_charger.c b/drivers/power/ab8500_charger.c
index 79dc584..d2303d0 100644
--- a/drivers/power/ab8500_charger.c
+++ b/drivers/power/ab8500_charger.c
@@ -2534,10 +2534,15 @@
 static int __devinit ab8500_charger_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int irq, i, charger_status, ret = 0;
-	struct abx500_bm_plat_data *plat_data;
+	struct abx500_bm_plat_data *plat_data = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct ab8500_charger *di;
 
-	struct ab8500_charger *di =
-		kzalloc(sizeof(struct ab8500_charger), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!plat_data) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No platform data\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	di = kzalloc(sizeof(*di), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!di)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -2550,13 +2555,12 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&di->usb_state.usb_lock);
 
 	/* get charger specific platform data */
-	plat_data = pdev->dev.platform_data;
-	if (!plat_data || !plat_data->charger) {
+	di->pdata = plat_data->charger;
+	if (!di->pdata) {
 		dev_err(di->dev, "no charger platform data supplied\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto free_device_info;
 	}
-	di->pdata = plat_data->charger;
 
 	/* get battery specific platform data */
 	di->bat = plat_data->battery;