diff --git a/drivers/power/twl4030_charger.c b/drivers/power/twl4030_charger.c
index a075216d65ed..29984b263a35 100644
--- a/drivers/power/twl4030_charger.c
+++ b/drivers/power/twl4030_charger.c
@@ -177,6 +177,40 @@ static int twl4030_is_battery_present(struct twl4030_bci *bci)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
+/*
+ * TI provided formulas:
+ * CGAIN == 0: ICHG = (BCIICHG * 1.7) / (2^10 - 1) - 0.85
+ * CGAIN == 1: ICHG = (BCIICHG * 3.4) / (2^10 - 1) - 1.7
+ * Here we use integer approximation of:
+ * CGAIN == 0: val * 1.6618 - 0.85 * 1000
+ * CGAIN == 1: (val * 1.6618 - 0.85 * 1000) * 2
+ */
+/*
+ * convert twl register value for currents into uA
+ */
+static int regval2ua(int regval, bool cgain)
+{
+	if (cgain)
+		return (regval * 16618 - 8500 * 1000) / 5;
+	else
+		return (regval * 16618 - 8500 * 1000) / 10;
+}
+
+/*
+ * convert uA currents into twl register value
+ */
+static int ua2regval(int ua, bool cgain)
+{
+	int ret;
+	if (cgain)
+		ua /= 2;
+	ret = (ua * 10 + 8500 * 1000) / 16618;
+	/* rounding problems */
+	if (ret < 512)
+		ret = 512;
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Enable/Disable USB Charge functionality.
  */
@@ -366,14 +400,6 @@ static int twl4030_bci_usb_ncb(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-/*
- * TI provided formulas:
- * CGAIN == 0: ICHG = (BCIICHG * 1.7) / (2^10 - 1) - 0.85
- * CGAIN == 1: ICHG = (BCIICHG * 3.4) / (2^10 - 1) - 1.7
- * Here we use integer approximation of:
- * CGAIN == 0: val * 1.6618 - 0.85
- * CGAIN == 1: (val * 1.6618 - 0.85) * 2
- */
 static int twl4030_charger_get_current(void)
 {
 	int curr;
@@ -388,11 +414,7 @@ static int twl4030_charger_get_current(void)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = (curr * 16618 - 850 * 10000) / 10;
-	if (bcictl1 & TWL4030_CGAIN)
-		ret *= 2;
-
-	return ret;
+	return regval2ua(curr, bcictl1 & TWL4030_CGAIN);
 }
 
 /*