diff --git a/drivers/regulator/tps65023-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/tps65023-regulator.c
index 60a7ca5409e9..fbddc15e1811 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/tps65023-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/tps65023-regulator.c
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ static struct regulator_ops tps65023_ldo_ops = {
 static int __devinit tps_65023_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 				     const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
-	static int desc_id;
 	const struct tps_info *info = (void *)id->driver_data;
 	struct regulator_init_data *init_data;
 	struct regulator_dev *rdev;
@@ -499,7 +498,7 @@ static int __devinit tps_65023_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		tps->info[i] = info;
 
 		tps->desc[i].name = info->name;
-		tps->desc[i].id = desc_id++;
+		tps->desc[i].id = i;
 		tps->desc[i].n_voltages = num_voltages[i];
 		tps->desc[i].ops = (i > TPS65023_DCDC_3 ?
 					&tps65023_ldo_ops : &tps65023_dcdc_ops);
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/tps6507x-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/tps6507x-regulator.c
index 064755290599..bfffabc21eda 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/tps6507x-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/tps6507x-regulator.c
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@ static __devinit
 int tps6507x_pmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct tps6507x_dev *tps6507x_dev = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
-	static int desc_id;
 	struct tps_info *info = &tps6507x_pmic_regs[0];
 	struct regulator_init_data *init_data;
 	struct regulator_dev *rdev;
@@ -598,7 +597,7 @@ int tps6507x_pmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 
 		tps->desc[i].name = info->name;
-		tps->desc[i].id = desc_id++;
+		tps->desc[i].id = i;
 		tps->desc[i].n_voltages = num_voltages[i];
 		tps->desc[i].ops = (i > TPS6507X_DCDC_3 ?
 		&tps6507x_pmic_ldo_ops : &tps6507x_pmic_dcdc_ops);
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/tps65910-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/tps65910-regulator.c
index d461fa7906b8..048ba47e058f 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/tps65910-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/tps65910-regulator.c
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@ static __devinit int tps65910_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct regulator_dev *rdev;
 	struct tps65910_reg *pmic;
 	struct tps65910_board *pmic_plat_data;
-	static int desc_id;
 	int i, err;
 
 	pmic_plat_data = dev_get_platdata(tps65910->dev);
@@ -630,7 +629,7 @@ static __devinit int tps65910_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		pmic->info[i] = info;
 
 		pmic->desc[i].name = info->name;
-		pmic->desc[i].id = desc_id++;
+		pmic->desc[i].id = i;
 		pmic->desc[i].n_voltages = info->table_len;
 
 		if ((i == TPS65910_REG_VDD1) || (i == TPS65910_REG_VDD2))