diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
index 1befaa7a31cbdeacb76a7a67f17540799f523d6b..f4e6dcfc85048715cf8f2d12d07810d592cc2a38 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip(struct regmap *map, int irq, int irq_flags,
 	if (!d)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	*data = d;
+
 	d->status_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(unsigned int) * chip->num_regs,
 				GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!d->status_buf)