diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/max8997_haptic.c b/drivers/input/misc/max8997_haptic.c
index cd5e99ec1d3c882fa2b0279cedc479b994bc165a..99cbc5ee89d1e5060678d74acea123c597368aab 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/max8997_haptic.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/max8997_haptic.c
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ static int max8997_haptic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		break;
 
 	case MAX8997_EXTERNAL_MODE:
-		chip->pwm = pwm_request(haptic_pdata->pwm_channel_id,
-					"max8997-haptic");
+		chip->pwm = pwm_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(chip->pwm)) {
 			error = PTR_ERR(chip->pwm);
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ static int max8997_haptic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	regulator_put(chip->regulator);
 err_free_pwm:
 	if (chip->mode == MAX8997_EXTERNAL_MODE)
-		pwm_free(chip->pwm);
+		pwm_put(chip->pwm);
 err_free_mem:
 	input_free_device(input_dev);
 	kfree(chip);
@@ -360,7 +359,7 @@ static int max8997_haptic_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	regulator_put(chip->regulator);
 
 	if (chip->mode == MAX8997_EXTERNAL_MODE)
-		pwm_free(chip->pwm);
+		pwm_put(chip->pwm);
 
 	kfree(chip);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/max8997.h b/include/linux/mfd/max8997.h
index 6c98edcf4b0bf03db52c90e60ae083b9cc90721e..6193905abbb5782bfde8668b448ea7eaa0bb8e0e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/max8997.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/max8997.h
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ enum max8997_haptic_pwm_divisor {
 
 /**
  * max8997_haptic_platform_data
- * @pwm_channel_id: channel number of PWM device
- *		    valid for MAX8997_EXTERNAL_MODE
  * @pwm_period: period in nano second for PWM device
  *		valid for MAX8997_EXTERNAL_MODE
  * @type: motor type
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ enum max8997_haptic_pwm_divisor {
  *     [0 - 255]: available period
  */
 struct max8997_haptic_platform_data {
-	unsigned int pwm_channel_id;
 	unsigned int pwm_period;
 
 	enum max8997_haptic_motor_type type;