diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max77843.c b/drivers/mfd/max77843.c
index 25cbb2242b26..209ee24d9ce1 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/max77843.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/max77843.c
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ static int max77843_chg_init(struct max77693_dev *max77843)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	max77843->i2c_chg = i2c_new_dummy(max77843->i2c->adapter, I2C_ADDR_CHG);
-	if (!max77843->i2c_chg) {
+	max77843->i2c_chg = i2c_new_dummy_device(max77843->i2c->adapter, I2C_ADDR_CHG);
+	if (IS_ERR(max77843->i2c_chg)) {
 		dev_err(&max77843->i2c->dev,
 				"Cannot allocate I2C device for Charger\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return PTR_ERR(max77843->i2c_chg);
 	}
 	i2c_set_clientdata(max77843->i2c_chg, max77843);