diff --git a/drivers/mfd/da9055-i2c.c b/drivers/mfd/da9055-i2c.c
index 13af7e50021eedd5767aa296cfe46118f55f49ac..8103e4362132a24486961bf3ac6fd80980210107 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/da9055-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/da9055-i2c.c
@@ -53,17 +53,25 @@ static int da9055_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * DO NOT change the device Ids. The naming is intentionally specific as both
+ * the PMIC and CODEC parts of this chip are instantiated separately as I2C
+ * devices (both have configurable I2C addresses, and are to all intents and
+ * purposes separate). As a result there are specific DA9055 ids for PMIC
+ * and CODEC, which must be different to operate together.
+ */
 static struct i2c_device_id da9055_i2c_id[] = {
-	{"da9055", 0},
+	{"da9055-pmic", 0},
 	{ }
 };
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, da9055_i2c_id);
 
 static struct i2c_driver da9055_i2c_driver = {
 	.probe = da9055_i2c_probe,
 	.remove = da9055_i2c_remove,
 	.id_table = da9055_i2c_id,
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "da9055",
+		.name = "da9055-pmic",
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/da9055.c b/sound/soc/codecs/da9055.c
index fc9802d1281dcad0d8ba57ea9d62a02322b5864a..620f80467bc88062bf7567149503f6ee43f8cd7e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/da9055.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/da9055.c
@@ -1523,8 +1523,15 @@ static int da9055_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * DO NOT change the device Ids. The naming is intentionally specific as both
+ * the CODEC and PMIC parts of this chip are instantiated separately as I2C
+ * devices (both have configurable I2C addresses, and are to all intents and
+ * purposes separate). As a result there are specific DA9055 Ids for CODEC
+ * and PMIC, which must be different to operate together.
+ */
 static const struct i2c_device_id da9055_i2c_id[] = {
-	{ "da9055", 0 },
+	{ "da9055-codec", 0 },
 	{ }
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, da9055_i2c_id);
@@ -1532,7 +1539,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, da9055_i2c_id);
 /* I2C codec control layer */
 static struct i2c_driver da9055_i2c_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "da9055",
+		.name = "da9055-codec",
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= da9055_i2c_probe,