diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
index cdef2c78cb3ba77544ec47afda7d767413d24135..5104b63981390adb878ed27f4ca2d0d758c65307 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
@@ -768,6 +768,13 @@ static int mvebu_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	mvpwm->chip.dev = dev;
 	mvpwm->chip.ops = &mvebu_pwm_ops;
 	mvpwm->chip.npwm = mvchip->chip.ngpio;
+	/*
+	 * There may already be some PWM allocated, so we can't force
+	 * mvpwm->chip.base to a fixed point like mvchip->chip.base.
+	 * So, we let pwmchip_add() do the numbering and take the next free
+	 * region.
+	 */
+	mvpwm->chip.base = -1;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&mvpwm->lock);