diff --git a/drivers/char/sonypi.c b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
index 677bb5ac950a..ccda997a9098 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sonypi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
@@ -1115,15 +1115,17 @@ static int sonypi_disable(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
-static int sonypi_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
+static int sonypi_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
+
 	sonypi_acpi_device = device;
 	strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), "Sony laptop hotkeys");
 	strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), "sony/hotkey");
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void sonypi_acpi_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
+static void sonypi_acpi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	sonypi_acpi_device = NULL;
 }
@@ -1133,13 +1135,12 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id sonypi_device_ids[] = {
 	{"", 0},
 };
 
-static struct acpi_driver sonypi_acpi_driver = {
-	.name           = "sonypi",
-	.class          = "hkey",
-	.ids            = sonypi_device_ids,
-	.ops            = {
-		           .add = sonypi_acpi_add,
-			   .remove = sonypi_acpi_remove,
+static struct platform_driver sonypi_acpi_driver = {
+	.probe = sonypi_acpi_probe,
+	.remove = sonypi_acpi_remove,
+	.driver = {
+		.name = "sonypi_acpi",
+		.acpi_match_table = sonypi_device_ids,
 	},
 };
 #endif
@@ -1518,8 +1519,8 @@ static int __init sonypi_init(void)
 		goto err_free_device;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
-	if (acpi_bus_register_driver(&sonypi_acpi_driver) >= 0)
-		acpi_driver_registered = 1;
+	error = platform_driver_register(&sonypi_acpi_driver);
+	acpi_driver_registered = !error;
 #endif
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1535,7 +1536,7 @@ static void __exit sonypi_exit(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 	if (acpi_driver_registered)
-		acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&sonypi_acpi_driver);
+		platform_driver_unregister(&sonypi_acpi_driver);
 #endif
 	platform_device_unregister(sonypi_platform_device);
 	platform_driver_unregister(&sonypi_driver);