diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/gpio.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/gpio.c
index e23f23c..521e67a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/gpio.c
@@ -139,14 +139,10 @@
 struct qe_pin *qe_pin_request(struct device_node *np, int index)
 {
 	struct qe_pin *qe_pin;
-	struct device_node *gpio_np;
 	struct gpio_chip *gc;
 	struct of_mm_gpio_chip *mm_gc;
 	struct qe_gpio_chip *qe_gc;
 	int err;
-	int size;
-	const void *gpio_spec;
-	const u32 *gpio_cells;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	qe_pin = kzalloc(sizeof(*qe_pin), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -155,45 +151,25 @@
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	err = of_parse_phandles_with_args(np, "gpios", "#gpio-cells", index,
-					  &gpio_np, &gpio_spec);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_debug("%s: can't parse gpios property\n", __func__);
+	err = of_get_gpio(np, index);
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto err0;
-	}
+	gc = gpio_to_chip(err);
+	if (WARN_ON(!gc))
+		goto err0;
 
-	if (!of_device_is_compatible(gpio_np, "fsl,mpc8323-qe-pario-bank")) {
+	if (!of_device_is_compatible(gc->of_node, "fsl,mpc8323-qe-pario-bank")) {
 		pr_debug("%s: tried to get a non-qe pin\n", __func__);
 		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto err1;
+		goto err0;
 	}
 
-	gc = of_node_to_gpiochip(gpio_np);
-	if (!gc) {
-		pr_debug("%s: gpio controller %s isn't registered\n",
-			 np->full_name, gpio_np->full_name);
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	gpio_cells = of_get_property(gpio_np, "#gpio-cells", &size);
-	if (!gpio_cells || size != sizeof(*gpio_cells) ||
-			*gpio_cells != gc->of_gpio_n_cells) {
-		pr_debug("%s: wrong #gpio-cells for %s\n",
-			 np->full_name, gpio_np->full_name);
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	err = gc->of_xlate(gc, np, gpio_spec, NULL);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto err1;
-
 	mm_gc = to_of_mm_gpio_chip(gc);
 	qe_gc = to_qe_gpio_chip(mm_gc);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qe_gc->lock, flags);
 
+	err -= gc->base;
 	if (test_and_set_bit(QE_PIN_REQUESTED, &qe_gc->pin_flags[err]) == 0) {
 		qe_pin->controller = qe_gc;
 		qe_pin->num = err;
@@ -206,8 +182,6 @@
 
 	if (!err)
 		return qe_pin;
-err1:
-	of_node_put(gpio_np);
 err0:
 	kfree(qe_pin);
 	pr_debug("%s failed with status %d\n", __func__, err);
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 698f59e..17fdf4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 }
 
 /* caller holds gpio_lock *OR* gpio is marked as requested */
-static inline struct gpio_chip *gpio_to_chip(unsigned gpio)
+struct gpio_chip *gpio_to_chip(unsigned gpio)
 {
 	return gpio_desc[gpio].chip;
 }
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index 8c86210..6b10bdc 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 
 extern const char *gpiochip_is_requested(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 			unsigned offset);
+extern struct gpio_chip *gpio_to_chip(unsigned gpio);
 extern int __must_check gpiochip_reserve(int start, int ngpio);
 
 /* add/remove chips */