diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/at91_adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/at91_adc.c
index 8501f3aeeb4e..171288a4ab9a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/at91_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/at91_adc.c
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ struct at91_adc_caps {
 	u32 (*calc_startup_ticks)(u32 startup_time, u32 adc_clk_khz);
 
 	u8	num_channels;
+
+	u8	low_res_bits;
+	u8	high_res_bits;
 	struct at91_adc_reg_desc registers;
 };
 
@@ -229,7 +232,6 @@ struct at91_adc_state {
 	bool			use_external;
 	u32			vref_mv;
 	u32			res;		/* resolution used for convertions */
-	bool			low_res;	/* the resolution corresponds to the lowest one */
 	wait_queue_head_t	wq_data_avail;
 	const struct at91_adc_caps	*caps;
 
@@ -754,58 +756,6 @@ static int at91_adc_read_raw(struct iio_dev *idev,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int at91_adc_of_get_resolution(struct iio_dev *idev,
-				      struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct at91_adc_state *st = iio_priv(idev);
-	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
-	int count, i, ret = 0;
-	char *res_name, *s;
-	u32 *resolutions;
-
-	count = of_property_count_strings(np, "atmel,adc-res-names");
-	if (count < 2) {
-		dev_err(&idev->dev, "You must specified at least two resolution names for "
-				    "adc-res-names property in the DT\n");
-		return count;
-	}
-
-	resolutions = kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*resolutions), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!resolutions)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	if (of_property_read_u32_array(np, "atmel,adc-res", resolutions, count)) {
-		dev_err(&idev->dev, "Missing adc-res property in the DT.\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto ret;
-	}
-
-	if (of_property_read_string(np, "atmel,adc-use-res", (const char **)&res_name))
-		res_name = "highres";
-
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		if (of_property_read_string_index(np, "atmel,adc-res-names", i, (const char **)&s))
-			continue;
-
-		if (strcmp(res_name, s))
-			continue;
-
-		st->res = resolutions[i];
-		if (!strcmp(res_name, "lowres"))
-			st->low_res = true;
-		else
-			st->low_res = false;
-
-		dev_info(&idev->dev, "Resolution used: %u bits\n", st->res);
-		goto ret;
-	}
-
-	dev_err(&idev->dev, "There is no resolution for %s\n", res_name);
-
-ret:
-	kfree(resolutions);
-	return ret;
-}
 
 static u32 calc_startup_ticks_9260(u32 startup_time, u32 adc_clk_khz)
 {
@@ -889,6 +839,7 @@ static int at91_adc_probe_dt(struct iio_dev *idev,
 	struct device_node *trig_node;
 	int i = 0, ret;
 	u32 prop;
+	char *s;
 
 	st->caps = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
 
@@ -921,9 +872,13 @@ static int at91_adc_probe_dt(struct iio_dev *idev,
 	}
 	st->vref_mv = prop;
 
-	ret = at91_adc_of_get_resolution(idev, pdev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto error_ret;
+	st->res = st->caps->high_res_bits;
+	if (st->caps->low_res_bits &&
+	    !of_property_read_string(node, "atmel,adc-use-res", (const char **)&s)
+	    && !strcmp(s, "lowres"))
+		st->res = st->caps->low_res_bits;
+
+	dev_info(&idev->dev, "Resolution used: %u bits\n", st->res);
 
 	st->registers = &st->caps->registers;
 	st->num_channels = st->caps->num_channels;
@@ -1245,7 +1200,7 @@ static int at91_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	reg = AT91_ADC_PRESCAL_(prsc) & st->registers->mr_prescal_mask;
 	reg |= AT91_ADC_STARTUP_(ticks) & st->registers->mr_startup_mask;
-	if (st->low_res)
+	if (st->res == st->caps->low_res_bits)
 		reg |= AT91_ADC_LOWRES;
 	if (st->sleep_mode)
 		reg |= AT91_ADC_SLEEP;
@@ -1360,6 +1315,8 @@ static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(at91_adc_pm_ops, at91_adc_suspend, at91_adc_resume);
 static struct at91_adc_caps at91sam9260_caps = {
 	.calc_startup_ticks = calc_startup_ticks_9260,
 	.num_channels = 4,
+	.low_res_bits = 8,
+	.high_res_bits = 10,
 	.registers = {
 		.channel_base = AT91_ADC_CHR(0),
 		.drdy_mask = AT91_ADC_DRDY,
@@ -1374,6 +1331,8 @@ static struct at91_adc_caps at91sam9rl_caps = {
 	.has_ts = true,
 	.calc_startup_ticks = calc_startup_ticks_9260,	/* same as 9260 */
 	.num_channels = 6,
+	.low_res_bits = 8,
+	.high_res_bits = 10,
 	.registers = {
 		.channel_base = AT91_ADC_CHR(0),
 		.drdy_mask = AT91_ADC_DRDY,
@@ -1388,6 +1347,8 @@ static struct at91_adc_caps at91sam9g45_caps = {
 	.has_ts = true,
 	.calc_startup_ticks = calc_startup_ticks_9260,	/* same as 9260 */
 	.num_channels = 8,
+	.low_res_bits = 8,
+	.high_res_bits = 10,
 	.registers = {
 		.channel_base = AT91_ADC_CHR(0),
 		.drdy_mask = AT91_ADC_DRDY,
@@ -1405,6 +1366,8 @@ static struct at91_adc_caps at91sam9x5_caps = {
 	.ts_pen_detect_sensitivity = 2,
 	.calc_startup_ticks = calc_startup_ticks_9x5,
 	.num_channels = 12,
+	.low_res_bits = 8,
+	.high_res_bits = 10,
 	.registers = {
 		.channel_base = AT91_ADC_CDR0_9X5,
 		.drdy_mask = AT91_ADC_SR_DRDY_9X5,
@@ -1416,11 +1379,31 @@ static struct at91_adc_caps at91sam9x5_caps = {
 	},
 };
 
+static struct at91_adc_caps sama5d3_caps = {
+	.has_ts = true,
+	.has_tsmr = true,
+	.ts_filter_average = 3,
+	.ts_pen_detect_sensitivity = 2,
+	.calc_startup_ticks = calc_startup_ticks_9x5,
+	.num_channels = 12,
+	.low_res_bits = 0,
+	.high_res_bits = 12,
+	.registers = {
+		.channel_base = AT91_ADC_CDR0_9X5,
+		.drdy_mask = AT91_ADC_SR_DRDY_9X5,
+		.status_register = AT91_ADC_SR_9X5,
+		.trigger_register = AT91_ADC_TRGR_9X5,
+		.mr_prescal_mask = AT91_ADC_PRESCAL_9G45,
+		.mr_startup_mask = AT91_ADC_STARTUP_9X5,
+	},
+};
+
 static const struct of_device_id at91_adc_dt_ids[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "atmel,at91sam9260-adc", .data = &at91sam9260_caps },
 	{ .compatible = "atmel,at91sam9rl-adc", .data = &at91sam9rl_caps },
 	{ .compatible = "atmel,at91sam9g45-adc", .data = &at91sam9g45_caps },
 	{ .compatible = "atmel,at91sam9x5-adc", .data = &at91sam9x5_caps },
+	{ .compatible = "atmel,sama5d3-adc", .data = &sama5d3_caps },
 	{},
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, at91_adc_dt_ids);