diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
index a89fd2998dbc..90900263ca6c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/atmel_serial.c
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ static int atmel_init_gpios(struct atmel_uart_port *p, struct device *dev)
 	enum mctrl_gpio_idx i;
 	struct gpio_desc *gpiod;
 
-	p->gpios = mctrl_gpio_init(dev, 0);
+	p->gpios = mctrl_gpio_init_noauto(dev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(p->gpios))
 		return PTR_ERR(p->gpios);
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/clps711x.c b/drivers/tty/serial/clps711x.c
index d5d2dd7c7917..b3a4e0cdddaa 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/clps711x.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/clps711x.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int uart_clps711x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, s);
 
-	s->gpios = mctrl_gpio_init(&pdev->dev, 0);
+	s->gpios = mctrl_gpio_init_noauto(&pdev->dev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(s->gpios))
 	    return PTR_ERR(s->gpios);
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index 7c7f30809849..cd0414bbe094 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ static int mxs_auart_init_gpios(struct mxs_auart_port *s, struct device *dev)
 	enum mctrl_gpio_idx i;
 	struct gpio_desc *gpiod;
 
-	s->gpios = mctrl_gpio_init(dev, 0);
+	s->gpios = mctrl_gpio_init_noauto(dev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(s->gpios))
 		return PTR_ERR(s->gpios);
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.c
index 402f7fb54133..1cdedd3bfb43 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ unsigned int mctrl_gpio_get(struct mctrl_gpios *gpios, unsigned int *mctrl)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mctrl_gpio_get);
 
-struct mctrl_gpios *mctrl_gpio_init(struct device *dev, unsigned int idx)
+struct mctrl_gpios *mctrl_gpio_init_noauto(struct device *dev, unsigned int idx)
 {
 	struct mctrl_gpios *gpios;
 	enum mctrl_gpio_idx i;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct mctrl_gpios *mctrl_gpio_init(struct device *dev, unsigned int idx)
 
 	return gpios;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mctrl_gpio_init);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mctrl_gpio_init_noauto);
 
 void mctrl_gpio_free(struct device *dev, struct mctrl_gpios *gpios)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.h b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.h
index 400ba0494a17..6d046fcf744e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.h
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ struct gpio_desc *mctrl_gpio_to_gpiod(struct mctrl_gpios *gpios,
  * Returns a pointer to the allocated mctrl structure if ok, -ENOMEM on
  * allocation error.
  */
-struct mctrl_gpios *mctrl_gpio_init(struct device *dev, unsigned int idx);
+struct mctrl_gpios *mctrl_gpio_init_noauto(struct device *dev,
+					   unsigned int idx);
 
 /*
  * Free the mctrl_gpios structure.
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ struct gpio_desc *mctrl_gpio_to_gpiod(struct mctrl_gpios *gpios,
 }
 
 static inline
-struct mctrl_gpios *mctrl_gpio_init(struct device *dev, unsigned int idx)
+struct mctrl_gpios *mctrl_gpio_init_noauto(struct device *dev, unsigned int idx)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
 }