diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
index e48b20e..2c5388c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@
 		if (ret)
 			goto unreg;
 
-		ret = platform_device_register(pdev);
+		ret = platform_device_add(pdev);
 		if (ret)
 			goto unreg;