diff --git a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
index 8cd3dd9a69b2..ddfb12b52f54 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ config PMIC_DA903X
 
 config MFD_WM8400
 	tristate "Support Wolfson Microelectronics WM8400"
+	select MFD_CORE
 	depends on I2C
 	help
 	  Support for the Wolfson Microelecronics WM8400 PMIC and audio
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8400-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8400-core.c
index 6a0cedb5bb8a..cf30d06a0104 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8400-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8400-core.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/core.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/wm8400-private.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/wm8400-audio.h>
 
@@ -239,6 +240,16 @@ void wm8400_reset_codec_reg_cache(struct wm8400 *wm8400)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wm8400_reset_codec_reg_cache);
 
+static int wm8400_register_codec(struct wm8400 *wm8400)
+{
+	struct mfd_cell cell = {
+		.name = "wm8400-codec",
+		.driver_data = wm8400,
+	};
+
+	return mfd_add_devices(wm8400->dev, -1, &cell, 1, NULL, 0);
+}
+
 /*
  * wm8400_init - Generic initialisation
  *
@@ -296,24 +307,32 @@ static int wm8400_init(struct wm8400 *wm8400,
 	reg = (reg & WM8400_CHIP_REV_MASK) >> WM8400_CHIP_REV_SHIFT;
 	dev_info(wm8400->dev, "WM8400 revision %x\n", reg);
 
+	ret = wm8400_register_codec(wm8400);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		dev_err(wm8400->dev, "Failed to register codec\n");
+		goto err_children;
+	}
+
 	if (pdata && pdata->platform_init) {
 		ret = pdata->platform_init(wm8400->dev);
-		if (ret != 0)
+		if (ret != 0) {
 			dev_err(wm8400->dev, "Platform init failed: %d\n",
 				ret);
+			goto err_children;
+		}
 	} else
 		dev_warn(wm8400->dev, "No platform initialisation supplied\n");
 
+	return 0;
+
+err_children:
+	mfd_remove_devices(wm8400->dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void wm8400_release(struct wm8400 *wm8400)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wm8400->regulators); i++)
-		if (wm8400->regulators[i].name)
-			platform_device_unregister(&wm8400->regulators[i]);
+	mfd_remove_devices(wm8400->dev);
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_I2C) || defined(CONFIG_I2C_MODULE)