diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/devices.c
index 856b81cf2f8a..fb77d1448fec 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/devices.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void __init clps711x_add_syscon(void)
 	unsigned i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(clps711x_syscon_res); i++)
-		platform_device_register_simple("clps711x-syscon", i + 1,
+		platform_device_register_simple("syscon", i + 1,
 						&clps711x_syscon_res[i], 1);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/syscon.c b/drivers/mfd/syscon.c
index 1a31512369f9..962a6e17a01a 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/syscon.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/syscon.c
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ static int syscon_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static const struct platform_device_id syscon_ids[] = {
 	{ "syscon", },
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CLPS711X
-	{ "clps711x-syscon", },
-#endif
 	{ }
 };