diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Makefile
index 7f0d807a0d0..453df3f6053 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ nouveau-y := nouveau_drv.o nouveau_state.o nouveau_channel.o nouveau_mem.o \
              nv50_cursor.o nv50_display.o nv50_fbcon.o \
              nv04_dac.o nv04_dfp.o nv04_tv.o nv17_tv.o nv17_tv_modes.o \
              nv04_crtc.o nv04_display.o nv04_cursor.o nv04_fbcon.o \
-             nv17_gpio.o
+             nv17_gpio.o nv50_gpio.o
 
 nouveau-$(CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_DEBUG) += nouveau_debugfs.o
 nouveau-$(CONFIG_COMPAT) += nouveau_ioc32.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.c
index 70a51fc2323..abc382a9918 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.c
@@ -2574,7 +2574,6 @@ init_gpio(struct nvbios *bios, uint16_t offset, struct init_exec *iexec)
 	 */
 
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = bios->dev->dev_private;
-	const uint32_t nv50_gpio_reg[4] = { 0xe104, 0xe108, 0xe280, 0xe284 };
 	const uint32_t nv50_gpio_ctl[2] = { 0xe100, 0xe28c };
 	int i;
 
@@ -2592,12 +2591,12 @@ init_gpio(struct nvbios *bios, uint16_t offset, struct init_exec *iexec)
 
 		BIOSLOG(bios, "0x%04X: Entry: 0x%08X\n", offset, gpio->entry);
 
-		r = nv50_gpio_reg[gpio->line >> 3];
-		s = (gpio->line & 0x07) << 2;
-		v = bios_rd32(bios, r) & ~(0x00000003 << s);
-		v |= (gpio->state[gpio->state_default] ^ 2) << s;
-		bios_wr32(bios, r, v);
+		nv50_gpio_set(bios->dev, gpio->tag, gpio->state_default);
 
+		/* The NVIDIA binary driver doesn't appear to actually do
+		 * any of this, my VBIOS does however.
+		 */
+		/* Not a clue, needs de-magicing */
 		r = nv50_gpio_ctl[gpio->line >> 4];
 		s = (gpio->line & 0x0f);
 		v = bios_rd32(bios, r) & ~(0x00010001 << s);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
index c4f5658b9e4..ace630aa89e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
@@ -1162,6 +1162,10 @@ extern int nouveau_gem_ioctl_info(struct drm_device *, void *,
 int nv17_gpio_get(struct drm_device *dev, enum dcb_gpio_tag tag);
 int nv17_gpio_set(struct drm_device *dev, enum dcb_gpio_tag tag, int state);
 
+/* nv50_gpio.c */
+int nv50_gpio_get(struct drm_device *dev, enum dcb_gpio_tag tag);
+int nv50_gpio_set(struct drm_device *dev, enum dcb_gpio_tag tag, int state);
+
 #ifndef ioread32_native
 #ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
 #define ioread16_native ioread16be
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_gpio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_gpio.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c61782b314e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_gpio.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) OR AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+ * OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+ * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors: Ben Skeggs
+ */
+
+#include "drmP.h"
+#include "nouveau_drv.h"
+#include "nouveau_hw.h"
+
+static int
+nv50_gpio_location(struct dcb_gpio_entry *gpio, uint32_t *reg, uint32_t *shift)
+{
+	const uint32_t nv50_gpio_reg[4] = { 0xe104, 0xe108, 0xe280, 0xe284 };
+
+	if (gpio->line > 32)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*reg = nv50_gpio_reg[gpio->line >> 3];
+	*shift = (gpio->line & 7) << 2;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+nv50_gpio_get(struct drm_device *dev, enum dcb_gpio_tag tag)
+{
+	struct dcb_gpio_entry *gpio;
+	uint32_t r, s, v;
+
+	gpio = nouveau_bios_gpio_entry(dev, tag);
+	if (!gpio)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	if (nv50_gpio_location(gpio, &r, &s))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	v = nv_rd32(dev, r) >> (s + 2);
+	return ((v & 1) == (gpio->state[1] & 1));
+}
+
+int
+nv50_gpio_set(struct drm_device *dev, enum dcb_gpio_tag tag, int state)
+{
+	struct dcb_gpio_entry *gpio;
+	uint32_t r, s, v;
+
+	gpio = nouveau_bios_gpio_entry(dev, tag);
+	if (!gpio)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	if (nv50_gpio_location(gpio, &r, &s))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	v  = nv_rd32(dev, r) & ~(0x3 << s);
+	v |= (gpio->state[state] ^ 2) << s;
+	nv_wr32(dev, r, v);
+	return 0;
+}