diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
index 67403e47e4d..a40cd84c5c1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_mm_gpiochip_add);
 static void of_gpiochip_add_pin_range(struct gpio_chip *chip)
 {
 	struct device_node *np = chip->of_node;
-	struct gpio_pin_range *pin_range;
 	struct of_phandle_args pinspec;
+	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev;
 	int index = 0, ret;
 
 	if (!np)
@@ -234,22 +234,17 @@ static void of_gpiochip_add_pin_range(struct gpio_chip *chip)
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 
-		pin_range = devm_kzalloc(chip->dev, sizeof(*pin_range),
-				GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!pin_range) {
-			pr_err("%s: GPIO chip: failed to allocate pin ranges\n",
-					chip->label);
+		pctldev = of_pinctrl_get(pinspec.np);
+		if (!pctldev)
 			break;
-		}
 
-		pin_range->range.name = chip->label;
-		pin_range->range.base = chip->base;
-		pin_range->range.pin_base = pinspec.args[0];
-		pin_range->range.npins = pinspec.args[1];
-		pin_range->pctldev = of_pinctrl_add_gpio_range(pinspec.np,
-				&pin_range->range);
+		ret = gpiochip_add_pin_range(chip,
+					     pinctrl_dev_get_name(pctldev),
+					     pinspec.args[0],
+					     pinspec.args[1]);
 
-		list_add_tail(&pin_range->node, &chip->pin_ranges);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
 
 	} while (index++);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index bcf9b9914fb..c5f650095fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1187,8 +1187,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiochip_find);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
 
-void gpiochip_add_pin_range(struct gpio_chip *chip, const char *pinctl_name,
-		unsigned int pin_base, unsigned int npins)
+int gpiochip_add_pin_range(struct gpio_chip *chip, const char *pinctl_name,
+			   unsigned int pin_base, unsigned int npins)
 {
 	struct gpio_pin_range *pin_range;
 
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ void gpiochip_add_pin_range(struct gpio_chip *chip, const char *pinctl_name,
 	if (!pin_range) {
 		pr_err("%s: GPIO chip: failed to allocate pin ranges\n",
 				chip->label);
-		return;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	pin_range->range.name = chip->label;
@@ -1207,6 +1207,8 @@ void gpiochip_add_pin_range(struct gpio_chip *chip, const char *pinctl_name,
 			&pin_range->range);
 
 	list_add_tail(&pin_range->node, &chip->pin_ranges);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiochip_add_pin_range);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c b/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
index 6728ec71cb6..fe2d1af7cfa 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ static struct pinctrl_dev *find_pinctrl_by_of_node(struct device_node *np)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct pinctrl_dev *of_pinctrl_add_gpio_range(struct device_node *np,
-		struct pinctrl_gpio_range *range)
+struct pinctrl_dev *of_pinctrl_get(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev;
 
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ struct pinctrl_dev *of_pinctrl_add_gpio_range(struct device_node *np,
 	if (!pctldev)
 		return NULL;
 
-	pinctrl_add_gpio_range(pctldev, range);
 	return pctldev;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index 2e60de4265a..50d995e7e44 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ struct gpio_pin_range {
 	struct pinctrl_gpio_range range;
 };
 
-void gpiochip_add_pin_range(struct gpio_chip *chip, const char *pinctl_name,
-			    unsigned int pin_base, unsigned int npins);
+int gpiochip_add_pin_range(struct gpio_chip *chip, const char *pinctl_name,
+			   unsigned int pin_base, unsigned int npins);
 void gpiochip_remove_pin_ranges(struct gpio_chip *chip);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio.h b/include/linux/gpio.h
index 21d28b930dc..81bbfe5b5de 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio.h
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static inline int irq_to_gpio(unsigned irq)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
 
-static inline void
+static inline int
 gpiochip_add_pin_range(struct gpio_chip *chip, const char *pinctl_name,
 		       unsigned int pin_base, unsigned int npins)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h
index 434e5a94e13..4a58428bc79 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h
@@ -141,16 +141,13 @@ extern struct pinctrl_dev *find_pinctrl_and_add_gpio_range(const char *devname,
 		struct pinctrl_gpio_range *range);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
-extern struct pinctrl_dev *of_pinctrl_add_gpio_range(struct device_node *np,
-		struct pinctrl_gpio_range *range);
+extern struct pinctrl_dev *of_pinctrl_get(struct device_node *np);
 #else
 static inline
-struct pinctrl_dev *of_pinctrl_add_gpio_range(struct device_node *np,
-		struct pinctrl_gpio_range *range)
+struct pinctrl_dev *of_pinctrl_get(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF */
 
 extern const char *pinctrl_dev_get_name(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);