diff --git a/drivers/mfd/abx500-core.c b/drivers/mfd/abx500-core.c
index f3a15aa54d7b..d6d0ec4d21e4 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/abx500-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/abx500-core.c
@@ -151,19 +151,23 @@ int abx500_startup_irq_enabled(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(abx500_startup_irq_enabled);
 
-void abx500_dump_all_banks(void)
+int abx500_dump_all_banks(void)
 {
 	struct abx500_ops *ops;
-	struct device dummy_child = {NULL};
+	struct device *dummy_child;
 	struct abx500_device_entry *dev_entry;
 
+	dummy_child = kzalloc(sizeof(struct device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dummy_child)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	list_for_each_entry(dev_entry, &abx500_list, list) {
-		dummy_child.parent = dev_entry->dev;
+		dummy_child->parent = dev_entry->dev;
 		ops = &dev_entry->ops;
 
 		if ((ops != NULL) && (ops->dump_all_banks != NULL))
-			ops->dump_all_banks(&dummy_child);
+			ops->dump_all_banks(dummy_child);
 	}
+	kfree(dummy_child);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(abx500_dump_all_banks);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/abx500.h b/include/linux/mfd/abx500.h
index 3301b2031c8d..df2508f7f3d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/abx500.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/abx500.h
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int abx500_mask_and_set_register_interruptible(struct device *dev, u8 bank,
 int abx500_get_chip_id(struct device *dev);
 int abx500_event_registers_startup_state_get(struct device *dev, u8 *event);
 int abx500_startup_irq_enabled(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq);
-void abx500_dump_all_banks(void);
+int abx500_dump_all_banks(void);
 
 struct abx500_ops {
 	int (*get_chip_id) (struct device *);