diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
index 8ca197a..63a9254 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
@@ -514,20 +514,19 @@
 	int ret;
 	struct lp55xx_chip *chip;
 	struct lp55xx_led *led;
-	struct lp55xx_platform_data *pdata;
+	struct lp55xx_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
 	struct device_node *np = client->dev.of_node;
 
-	if (!dev_get_platdata(&client->dev)) {
+	if (!pdata) {
 		if (np) {
-			ret = lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(&client->dev, np);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				return ret;
+			pdata = lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(&client->dev, np);
+			if (IS_ERR(pdata))
+				return PTR_ERR(pdata);
 		} else {
 			dev_err(&client->dev, "no platform data\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
-	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
 
 	chip = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!chip)
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c
index 584dbbc..1d0187f 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c
@@ -880,20 +880,19 @@
 	int ret;
 	struct lp55xx_chip *chip;
 	struct lp55xx_led *led;
-	struct lp55xx_platform_data *pdata;
+	struct lp55xx_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
 	struct device_node *np = client->dev.of_node;
 
-	if (!dev_get_platdata(&client->dev)) {
+	if (!pdata) {
 		if (np) {
-			ret = lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(&client->dev, np);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				return ret;
+			pdata = lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(&client->dev, np);
+			if (IS_ERR(pdata))
+				return PTR_ERR(pdata);
 		} else {
 			dev_err(&client->dev, "no platform data\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
-	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
 
 	chip = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!chip)
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5562.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5562.c
index ca85724..0360c59 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5562.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5562.c
@@ -515,20 +515,19 @@
 	int ret;
 	struct lp55xx_chip *chip;
 	struct lp55xx_led *led;
-	struct lp55xx_platform_data *pdata;
+	struct lp55xx_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
 	struct device_node *np = client->dev.of_node;
 
-	if (!dev_get_platdata(&client->dev)) {
+	if (!pdata) {
 		if (np) {
-			ret = lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(&client->dev, np);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				return ret;
+			pdata = lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(&client->dev, np);
+			if (IS_ERR(pdata))
+				return PTR_ERR(pdata);
 		} else {
 			dev_err(&client->dev, "no platform data\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
-	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
 
 	chip = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!chip)
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp55xx-common.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp55xx-common.c
index 96d51e9..59b7683 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp55xx-common.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp55xx-common.c
@@ -543,7 +543,8 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lp55xx_unregister_sysfs);
 
-int lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np)
+struct lp55xx_platform_data *lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(struct device *dev,
+						      struct device_node *np)
 {
 	struct device_node *child;
 	struct lp55xx_platform_data *pdata;
@@ -553,17 +554,17 @@
 
 	pdata = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*pdata), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pdata)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	num_channels = of_get_child_count(np);
 	if (num_channels == 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "no LED channels\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
 	cfg = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*cfg) * num_channels, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cfg)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	pdata->led_config = &cfg[0];
 	pdata->num_channels = num_channels;
@@ -588,9 +589,7 @@
 	/* LP8501 specific */
 	of_property_read_u8(np, "pwr-sel", (u8 *)&pdata->pwr_sel);
 
-	dev->platform_data = pdata;
-
-	return 0;
+	return pdata;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lp55xx_of_populate_pdata);
 
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp55xx-common.h b/drivers/leds/leds-lp55xx-common.h
index cceab48..c7f1e61 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp55xx-common.h
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp55xx-common.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 extern void lp55xx_unregister_sysfs(struct lp55xx_chip *chip);
 
 /* common device tree population function */
-extern int lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(struct device *dev,
-				    struct device_node *np);
+extern struct lp55xx_platform_data
+*lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np);
 
 #endif /* _LEDS_LP55XX_COMMON_H */
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp8501.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp8501.c
index d3098e3..3f54f6f 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp8501.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp8501.c
@@ -308,20 +308,19 @@
 	int ret;
 	struct lp55xx_chip *chip;
 	struct lp55xx_led *led;
-	struct lp55xx_platform_data *pdata;
+	struct lp55xx_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
 	struct device_node *np = client->dev.of_node;
 
-	if (!dev_get_platdata(&client->dev)) {
+	if (!pdata) {
 		if (np) {
-			ret = lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(&client->dev, np);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				return ret;
+			pdata = lp55xx_of_populate_pdata(&client->dev, np);
+			if (IS_ERR(pdata))
+				return PTR_ERR(pdata);
 		} else {
 			dev_err(&client->dev, "no platform data\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
-	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
 
 	chip = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!chip)