diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
index 35b078d688d5520bacbdf39abb2906e943af3db5..2797f64e5e483b57ab0259150743dc9c57e75da1 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/amba/bus.h>
 
 #include <plat/ste_dma40.h>
 
@@ -44,9 +45,6 @@
 #define D40_ALLOC_PHY		(1 << 30)
 #define D40_ALLOC_LOG_FREE	0
 
-/* Hardware designer of the block */
-#define D40_HW_DESIGNER 0x8
-
 /**
  * enum 40_command - The different commands and/or statuses.
  *
@@ -2525,25 +2523,6 @@ static int __init d40_phy_res_init(struct d40_base *base)
 
 static struct d40_base * __init d40_hw_detect_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	static const struct d40_reg_val dma_id_regs[] = {
-		/* Peripheral Id */
-		{ .reg = D40_DREG_PERIPHID0, .val = 0x0040},
-		{ .reg = D40_DREG_PERIPHID1, .val = 0x0000},
-		/*
-		 * D40_DREG_PERIPHID2 Depends on HW revision:
-		 *  DB8500ed has 0x0008,
-		 *  ? has 0x0018,
-		 *  DB8500v1 has 0x0028
-		 *  DB8500v2 has 0x0038
-		 */
-		{ .reg = D40_DREG_PERIPHID3, .val = 0x0000},
-
-		/* PCell Id */
-		{ .reg = D40_DREG_CELLID0, .val = 0x000d},
-		{ .reg = D40_DREG_CELLID1, .val = 0x00f0},
-		{ .reg = D40_DREG_CELLID2, .val = 0x0005},
-		{ .reg = D40_DREG_CELLID3, .val = 0x00b1}
-	};
 	struct stedma40_platform_data *plat_data;
 	struct clk *clk = NULL;
 	void __iomem *virtbase = NULL;
@@ -2552,8 +2531,9 @@ static struct d40_base * __init d40_hw_detect_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int num_log_chans = 0;
 	int num_phy_chans;
 	int i;
-	u32 val;
-	u32 rev;
+	u32 pid;
+	u32 cid;
+	u8 rev;
 
 	clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 
@@ -2577,32 +2557,32 @@ static struct d40_base * __init d40_hw_detect_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!virtbase)
 		goto failure;
 
-	/* HW version check */
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dma_id_regs); i++) {
-		if (dma_id_regs[i].val !=
-		    readl(virtbase + dma_id_regs[i].reg)) {
-			d40_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"Unknown hardware! Expected 0x%x at 0x%x but got 0x%x\n",
-				dma_id_regs[i].val,
-				dma_id_regs[i].reg,
-				readl(virtbase + dma_id_regs[i].reg));
-			goto failure;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* Get silicon revision and designer */
-	val = readl(virtbase + D40_DREG_PERIPHID2);
+	/* This is just a regular AMBA PrimeCell ID actually */
+	for (pid = 0, i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+		pid |= (readl(virtbase + resource_size(res) - 0x20 + 4 * i)
+			& 255) << (i * 8);
+	for (cid = 0, i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+		cid |= (readl(virtbase + resource_size(res) - 0x10 + 4 * i)
+			& 255) << (i * 8);
 
-	if ((val & D40_DREG_PERIPHID2_DESIGNER_MASK) !=
-	    D40_HW_DESIGNER) {
+	if (cid != AMBA_CID) {
+		d40_err(&pdev->dev, "Unknown hardware! No PrimeCell ID\n");
+		goto failure;
+	}
+	if (AMBA_MANF_BITS(pid) != AMBA_VENDOR_ST) {
 		d40_err(&pdev->dev, "Unknown designer! Got %x wanted %x\n",
-			val & D40_DREG_PERIPHID2_DESIGNER_MASK,
-			D40_HW_DESIGNER);
+			AMBA_MANF_BITS(pid),
+			AMBA_VENDOR_ST);
 		goto failure;
 	}
-
-	rev = (val & D40_DREG_PERIPHID2_REV_MASK) >>
-		D40_DREG_PERIPHID2_REV_POS;
+	/*
+	 * HW revision:
+	 * DB8500ed has revision 0
+	 * ? has revision 1
+	 * DB8500v1 has revision 2
+	 * DB8500v2 has revision 3
+	 */
+	rev = AMBA_REV_BITS(pid);
 
 	/* The number of physical channels on this HW */
 	num_phy_chans = 4 * (readl(virtbase + D40_DREG_ICFG) & 0x7) + 4;
diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40_ll.h b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40_ll.h
index 195ee65ee7f3513111f212c3b51a69bd92d96a67..b44c455158de3461f31ee5a0b0594cb136b2ad6a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40_ll.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40_ll.h
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@
 #define D40_DREG_PERIPHID0	0xFE0
 #define D40_DREG_PERIPHID1	0xFE4
 #define D40_DREG_PERIPHID2	0xFE8
-#define D40_DREG_PERIPHID2_REV_POS 4
-#define D40_DREG_PERIPHID2_REV_MASK (0xf << D40_DREG_PERIPHID2_REV_POS)
-#define D40_DREG_PERIPHID2_DESIGNER_MASK 0xf
 #define D40_DREG_PERIPHID3	0xFEC
 #define D40_DREG_CELLID0	0xFF0
 #define D40_DREG_CELLID1	0xFF4