diff --git a/drivers/counter/microchip-tcb-capture.c b/drivers/counter/microchip-tcb-capture.c
index 1b56b7444668..00844445143b 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/microchip-tcb-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/microchip-tcb-capture.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 struct mchp_tc_data {
 	const struct atmel_tcb_config *tc_cfg;
-	struct counter_device counter;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	int qdec_mode;
 	int num_channels;
@@ -296,6 +295,7 @@ static int mchp_tc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	const struct atmel_tcb_config *tcb_config;
 	const struct of_device_id *match;
+	struct counter_device *counter;
 	struct mchp_tc_data *priv;
 	char clk_name[7];
 	struct regmap *regmap;
@@ -303,9 +303,10 @@ static int mchp_tc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int channel;
 	int ret, i;
 
-	priv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!priv)
+	counter = devm_counter_alloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*priv));
+	if (!counter)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	priv = counter_priv(counter);
 
 	match = of_match_node(atmel_tc_of_match, np->parent);
 	tcb_config = match->data;
@@ -360,16 +361,19 @@ static int mchp_tc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->tc_cfg = tcb_config;
 	priv->regmap = regmap;
-	priv->counter.name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	priv->counter.parent = &pdev->dev;
-	priv->counter.ops = &mchp_tc_ops;
-	priv->counter.num_counts = ARRAY_SIZE(mchp_tc_counts);
-	priv->counter.counts = mchp_tc_counts;
-	priv->counter.num_signals = ARRAY_SIZE(mchp_tc_count_signals);
-	priv->counter.signals = mchp_tc_count_signals;
-	priv->counter.priv = priv;
+	counter->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
+	counter->parent = &pdev->dev;
+	counter->ops = &mchp_tc_ops;
+	counter->num_counts = ARRAY_SIZE(mchp_tc_counts);
+	counter->counts = mchp_tc_counts;
+	counter->num_signals = ARRAY_SIZE(mchp_tc_count_signals);
+	counter->signals = mchp_tc_count_signals;
 
-	return devm_counter_register(&pdev->dev, &priv->counter);
+	ret = devm_counter_add(&pdev->dev, counter);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "Failed to add counter\n");
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id mchp_tc_dt_ids[] = {