diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index d261c0c72174..72eb98d8952a 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 72eac3020de35a2c3fd0d39a26399989a0a9392e
+refs/heads/master: 061505fd396c89b358a1b7a655565b2bb05b2fdc
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/gpio/gpio-74x164.c b/trunk/drivers/gpio/gpio-74x164.c
index 604b998b7b74..ef8baacb650a 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/gpio/gpio-74x164.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/gpio/gpio-74x164.c
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ static int __devinit gen_74x164_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	struct gen_74x164_chip_platform_data *pdata;
 	int ret;
 
-	pdata = spi->dev.platform_data;
-	if (!pdata || !pdata->base) {
-		dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "incorrect or missing platform data\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * bits_per_word cannot be configured in platform data
 	 */
@@ -94,6 +88,12 @@ static int __devinit gen_74x164_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (!chip)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	pdata = spi->dev.platform_data;
+	if (pdata && pdata->base)
+		chip->gpio_chip.base = pdata->base;
+	else
+		chip->gpio_chip.base = -1;
+
 	mutex_init(&chip->lock);
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&spi->dev, chip);
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ static int __devinit gen_74x164_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	chip->gpio_chip.direction_output = gen_74x164_direction_output;
 	chip->gpio_chip.get = gen_74x164_get_value;
 	chip->gpio_chip.set = gen_74x164_set_value;
-	chip->gpio_chip.base = pdata->base;
 	chip->gpio_chip.ngpio = 8;
 	chip->gpio_chip.can_sleep = 1;
 	chip->gpio_chip.dev = &spi->dev;