diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c
index eda2a1aa..d0233cd 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@
 		;
 	data->num_conditions = i;
 
-	data->chan = iio_channel_get(dev_name(&pdev->dev),
-			pdata->consumer_channel);
+	data->chan = iio_channel_get(&pdev->dev, pdata->consumer_channel);
 	if (IS_ERR(data->chan)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(data->chan);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
index c42aba6..b289915b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@
 }
 
 
-struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get(const char *name, const char *channel_name)
+static struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get_sys(const char *name,
+					       const char *channel_name)
 {
 	struct iio_map_internal *c_i = NULL, *c = NULL;
 	struct iio_channel *channel;
@@ -144,6 +145,14 @@
 	iio_device_put(c->indio_dev);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
+
+struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get(struct device *dev,
+				    const char *channel_name)
+{
+	const char *name = dev ? dev_name(dev) : NULL;
+
+	return iio_channel_get_sys(name, channel_name);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_channel_get);
 
 void iio_channel_release(struct iio_channel *channel)
diff --git a/drivers/power/generic-adc-battery.c b/drivers/power/generic-adc-battery.c
index 32ce17e..42733c4 100644
--- a/drivers/power/generic-adc-battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/generic-adc-battery.c
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@
 	 * based on the channel supported by consumer device.
 	 */
 	for (chan = 0; chan < ARRAY_SIZE(gab_chan_name); chan++) {
-		adc_bat->channel[chan] = iio_channel_get(dev_name(&pdev->dev),
-						gab_chan_name[chan]);
+		adc_bat->channel[chan] = iio_channel_get(&pdev->dev,
+							 gab_chan_name[chan]);
 		if (IS_ERR(adc_bat->channel[chan])) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(adc_bat->channel[chan]);
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/power/lp8788-charger.c b/drivers/power/lp8788-charger.c
index 22b6407c..2788908 100644
--- a/drivers/power/lp8788-charger.c
+++ b/drivers/power/lp8788-charger.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void lp8788_setup_adc_channel(const char *consumer_name,
+static void lp8788_setup_adc_channel(struct device *dev,
 				struct lp8788_charger *pchg)
 {
 	struct lp8788_charger_platform_data *pdata = pchg->pdata;
@@ -590,11 +590,11 @@
 		return;
 
 	/* ADC channel for battery voltage */
-	chan = iio_channel_get(consumer_name, pdata->adc_vbatt);
+	chan = iio_channel_get(dev, pdata->adc_vbatt);
 	pchg->chan[LP8788_VBATT] = IS_ERR(chan) ? NULL : chan;
 
 	/* ADC channel for battery temperature */
-	chan = iio_channel_get(consumer_name, pdata->adc_batt_temp);
+	chan = iio_channel_get(dev, pdata->adc_batt_temp);
 	pchg->chan[LP8788_BATT_TEMP] = IS_ERR(chan) ? NULL : chan;
 }
 
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	lp8788_setup_adc_channel(pdev->name, pchg);
+	lp8788_setup_adc_channel(&pdev->dev, pchg);
 
 	ret = lp8788_psy_register(pdev, pchg);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/consumer.h b/include/linux/iio/consumer.h
index a85787a..833926c 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/consumer.h
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@
 
 /**
  * iio_channel_get() - get description of all that is needed to access channel.
- * @name:		Unique name of the device as provided in the iio_map
+ * @dev:		Pointer to consumer device. Device name must match
+ *			the name of the device as provided in the iio_map
  *			with which the desired provider to consumer mapping
  *			was registered.
  * @consumer_channel:	Unique name to identify the channel on the consumer
  *			side. This typically describes the channels use within
  *			the consumer. E.g. 'battery_voltage'
  */
-struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get(const char *name,
+struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get(struct device *dev,
 				    const char *consumer_channel);
 
 /**