diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
index d6b10bcdfe87..0e22f52b2a19 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
@@ -901,11 +901,24 @@ static int msm_gpio_init(struct msm_pinctrl *pctrl)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = gpiochip_add_pin_range(&pctrl->chip, dev_name(pctrl->dev), 0, 0, chip->ngpio);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(pctrl->dev, "Failed to add pin range\n");
-		gpiochip_remove(&pctrl->chip);
-		return ret;
+	/*
+	 * For DeviceTree-supported systems, the gpio core checks the
+	 * pinctrl's device node for the "gpio-ranges" property.
+	 * If it is present, it takes care of adding the pin ranges
+	 * for the driver. In this case the driver can skip ahead.
+	 *
+	 * In order to remain compatible with older, existing DeviceTree
+	 * files which don't set the "gpio-ranges" property or systems that
+	 * utilize ACPI the driver has to call gpiochip_add_pin_range().
+	 */
+	if (!of_property_read_bool(pctrl->dev->of_node, "gpio-ranges")) {
+		ret = gpiochip_add_pin_range(&pctrl->chip,
+			dev_name(pctrl->dev), 0, 0, chip->ngpio);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(pctrl->dev, "Failed to add pin range\n");
+			gpiochip_remove(&pctrl->chip);
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = gpiochip_irqchip_add(chip,