diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pxa.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pxa.c
index ccc83faf9275..eacb4b9b2677 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pxa.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pxa.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
+#include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -251,6 +252,11 @@ static int pxa_gpio_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	void __iomem *base = gpio_bank_base(chip, offset);
 	uint32_t value, mask = GPIO_bit(offset);
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pinctrl_gpio_direction_input(chip->base + offset);
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
 
@@ -271,9 +277,14 @@ static int pxa_gpio_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 	void __iomem *base = gpio_bank_base(chip, offset);
 	uint32_t tmp, mask = GPIO_bit(offset);
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
 
 	writel_relaxed(mask, base + (value ? GPSR_OFFSET : GPCR_OFFSET));
 
+	ret = pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(chip->base + offset);
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
 
 	tmp = readl_relaxed(base + GPDR_OFFSET);
@@ -318,6 +329,16 @@ static int pxa_gpio_of_xlate(struct gpio_chip *gc,
 }
 #endif
 
+static int pxa_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	return pinctrl_request_gpio(chip->base + offset);
+}
+
+static void pxa_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	pinctrl_free_gpio(chip->base + offset);
+}
+
 static int pxa_init_gpio_chip(struct pxa_gpio_chip *pchip, int ngpio,
 			      struct device_node *np, void __iomem *regbase)
 {
@@ -336,6 +357,8 @@ static int pxa_init_gpio_chip(struct pxa_gpio_chip *pchip, int ngpio,
 	pchip->chip.set = pxa_gpio_set;
 	pchip->chip.to_irq = pxa_gpio_to_irq;
 	pchip->chip.ngpio = ngpio;
+	pchip->chip.request = pxa_gpio_request;
+	pchip->chip.free = pxa_gpio_free;
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_GPIO
 	pchip->chip.of_node = np;
 	pchip->chip.of_xlate = pxa_gpio_of_xlate;