diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c
index 07ee31a4951..588682cc161 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c
@@ -92,14 +92,12 @@ static int tosa_bl_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	data->comadj = sharpsl_param.comadj == -1 ? COMADJ_DEFAULT : sharpsl_param.comadj;
 
-	ret = devm_gpio_request(&client->dev, TOSA_GPIO_BL_C20MA, "backlight");
+	ret = devm_gpio_request_one(&client->dev, TOSA_GPIO_BL_C20MA,
+				GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "backlight");
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_dbg(&data->bl->dev, "Unable to request gpio!\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
-	ret = gpio_direction_output(TOSA_GPIO_BL_C20MA, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, data);
 	data->i2c = client;
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_lcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_lcd.c
index 2a2d506f08c..96bae941585 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_lcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_lcd.c
@@ -195,17 +195,13 @@ static int tosa_lcd_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	data->spi = spi;
 	dev_set_drvdata(&spi->dev, data);
 
-	ret = devm_gpio_request(&spi->dev, TOSA_GPIO_TG_ON, "tg #pwr");
+	ret = devm_gpio_request_one(&spi->dev, TOSA_GPIO_TG_ON,
+				GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "tg #pwr");
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_gpio_tg;
 
 	mdelay(60);
 
-	ret = gpio_direction_output(TOSA_GPIO_TG_ON, 0);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err_gpio_tg;
-
-	mdelay(60);
 	tosa_lcd_tg_init(data);
 
 	tosa_lcd_tg_on(data);