diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c
index aa31c189d0ef..6c862c572322 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c
@@ -227,11 +227,6 @@ static int em_gio_to_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	return irq_create_mapping(gpio_to_priv(chip)->irq_domain, offset);
 }
 
-static int em_gio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
-{
-	return pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
-}
-
 static void em_gio_free(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 {
 	pinctrl_gpio_free(chip, offset);
@@ -311,7 +306,7 @@ static int em_gio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	gpio_chip->direction_output = em_gio_direction_output;
 	gpio_chip->set = em_gio_set;
 	gpio_chip->to_irq = em_gio_to_irq;
-	gpio_chip->request = em_gio_request;
+	gpio_chip->request = pinctrl_gpio_request;
 	gpio_chip->free = em_gio_free;
 	gpio_chip->label = name;
 	gpio_chip->parent = dev;