diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c b/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
index 0697ab3c422f..0e66d3f080b0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
@@ -477,7 +477,10 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	int err;
 
 	/* Grab and set up the supplied GPIO. */
-	eoc_gpio = irq_to_gpio(client->irq);
+	if (client->dev.platform_data == NULL)
+		eoc_gpio = -1;
+	else
+		eoc_gpio = *(int *)(client->dev.platform_data);
 
 	/* We may not have a GPIO based IRQ to scan, that is fine, we will
 	   poll if so */