diff --git a/arch/mips/jz4740/gpio.c b/arch/mips/jz4740/gpio.c
index 73031f7fc827..4397972949fa 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jz4740/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/mips/jz4740/gpio.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
-#include <linux/sysdev.h>
+#include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ struct jz_gpio_chip {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 
 	struct gpio_chip gpio_chip;
-	struct sys_device sysdev;
 };
 
 static struct jz_gpio_chip jz4740_gpio_chips[];
@@ -459,49 +458,47 @@ static struct jz_gpio_chip jz4740_gpio_chips[] = {
 	JZ4740_GPIO_CHIP(D),
 };
 
-static inline struct jz_gpio_chip *sysdev_to_chip(struct sys_device *dev)
+static void jz4740_gpio_suspend_chip(struct jz_gpio_chip *chip)
 {
-	return container_of(dev, struct jz_gpio_chip, sysdev);
-}
-
-static int jz4740_gpio_suspend(struct sys_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
-{
-	struct jz_gpio_chip *chip = sysdev_to_chip(dev);
-
 	chip->suspend_mask = readl(chip->base + JZ_REG_GPIO_MASK);
 	writel(~(chip->wakeup), chip->base + JZ_REG_GPIO_MASK_SET);
 	writel(chip->wakeup, chip->base + JZ_REG_GPIO_MASK_CLEAR);
+}
+
+static int jz4740_gpio_suspend(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(jz4740_gpio_chips); i++)
+		jz4740_gpio_suspend_chip(&jz4740_gpio_chips[i]);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int jz4740_gpio_resume(struct sys_device *dev)
+static void jz4740_gpio_resume_chip(struct jz_gpio_chip *chip)
 {
-	struct jz_gpio_chip *chip = sysdev_to_chip(dev);
 	uint32_t mask = chip->suspend_mask;
 
 	writel(~mask, chip->base + JZ_REG_GPIO_MASK_CLEAR);
 	writel(mask, chip->base + JZ_REG_GPIO_MASK_SET);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct sysdev_class jz4740_gpio_sysdev_class = {
-	.name = "gpio",
+static void jz4740_gpio_resume(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(jz4740_gpio_chips) - 1; i >= 0 ; i--)
+		jz4740_gpio_resume_chip(&jz4740_gpio_chips[i]);
+}
+
+static struct syscore_ops jz4740_gpio_syscore_ops = {
 	.suspend = jz4740_gpio_suspend,
 	.resume = jz4740_gpio_resume,
 };
 
-static int jz4740_gpio_chip_init(struct jz_gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int id)
+static void jz4740_gpio_chip_init(struct jz_gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int id)
 {
-	int ret, irq;
-
-	chip->sysdev.id = id;
-	chip->sysdev.cls = &jz4740_gpio_sysdev_class;
-	ret = sysdev_register(&chip->sysdev);
-
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	int irq;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&chip->lock);
 
@@ -519,22 +516,17 @@ static int jz4740_gpio_chip_init(struct jz_gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int id)
 		irq_set_chip_and_handler(irq, &jz_gpio_irq_chip,
 					 handle_level_irq);
 	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __init jz4740_gpio_init(void)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = sysdev_class_register(&jz4740_gpio_sysdev_class);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(jz4740_gpio_chips); ++i)
 		jz4740_gpio_chip_init(&jz4740_gpio_chips[i], i);
 
+	register_syscore_ops(&jz4740_gpio_syscore_ops);
+
 	printk(KERN_INFO "JZ4740 GPIO initialized\n");
 
 	return 0;