diff --git a/drivers/iio/potentiometer/mcp4531.c b/drivers/iio/potentiometer/mcp4531.c
index 0db67fe..3b72e1a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/potentiometer/mcp4531.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/potentiometer/mcp4531.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 struct mcp4531_data {
 	struct i2c_client *client;
-	unsigned long devid;
+	const struct mcp4531_cfg *cfg;
 };
 
 #define MCP4531_CHANNEL(ch) {					\
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
 		*val = ret;
 		return IIO_VAL_INT;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
-		*val = 1000 * mcp4531_cfg[data->devid].kohms;
-		*val2 = mcp4531_cfg[data->devid].max_pos;
+		*val = 1000 * data->cfg->kohms;
+		*val2 = data->cfg->max_pos;
 		return IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL;
 	}
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
 	switch (mask) {
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
-		if (val > mcp4531_cfg[data->devid].max_pos || val < 0)
+		if (val > data->cfg->max_pos || val < 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
 			 const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &client->dev;
-	unsigned long devid = id->driver_data;
 	struct mcp4531_data *data;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
 
@@ -168,12 +167,12 @@
 	data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
-	data->devid = devid;
+	data->cfg = &mcp4531_cfg[id->driver_data];
 
 	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &mcp4531_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = mcp4531_channels;
-	indio_dev->num_channels = mcp4531_cfg[devid].wipers;
+	indio_dev->num_channels = data->cfg->wipers;
 	indio_dev->name = client->name;
 
 	return devm_iio_device_register(dev, indio_dev);