diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/mma9551.c b/drivers/iio/accel/mma9551.c
index bf2704435629..1f53f08476f5 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/mma9551.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/mma9551.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #define MMA9551_DRV_NAME		"mma9551"
 #define MMA9551_IRQ_NAME		"mma9551_event"
-#define MMA9551_GPIO_NAME		"mma9551_int"
 #define MMA9551_GPIO_COUNT		4
 
 /* Tilt application (inclination in IIO terms). */
@@ -418,8 +417,7 @@ static int mma9551_gpio_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	struct device *dev = &data->client->dev;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MMA9551_GPIO_COUNT; i++) {
-		gpio = devm_gpiod_get_index(dev, MMA9551_GPIO_NAME, i,
-					    GPIOD_IN);
+		gpio = devm_gpiod_get_index(dev, NULL, i, GPIOD_IN);
 		if (IS_ERR(gpio)) {
 			dev_err(dev, "acpi gpio get index failed\n");
 			return PTR_ERR(gpio);