diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-mux-mlxcpld.c b/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-mux-mlxcpld.c
index 10767ad4adb4..5e0672f9979b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-mux-mlxcpld.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-mux-mlxcpld.c
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
-#define CPLD_MUX_MAX_NCHANS	8
-
 /* mlxcpld_mux - mux control structure:
  * @last_val - last selected register value or -1 if mux deselected
  * @client - I2C device client
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@ static int mlxcpld_mux_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, func))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	muxc = i2c_mux_alloc(client->adapter, &pdev->dev, CPLD_MUX_MAX_NCHANS,
+	muxc = i2c_mux_alloc(client->adapter, &pdev->dev, pdata->num_adaps,
 			     sizeof(*data), 0, mlxcpld_mux_select_chan,
 			     mlxcpld_mux_deselect);
 	if (!muxc)
@@ -155,11 +153,7 @@ static int mlxcpld_mux_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	data->last_val = -1; /* force the first selection */
 
 	/* Create an adapter for each channel. */
-	for (num = 0; num < CPLD_MUX_MAX_NCHANS; num++) {
-		if (num >= pdata->num_adaps)
-			/* discard unconfigured channels */
-			break;
-
+	for (num = 0; num < pdata->num_adaps; num++) {
 		err = i2c_mux_add_adapter(muxc, 0, pdata->chan_ids[num], 0);
 		if (err)
 			goto virt_reg_failed;