diff --git a/drivers/pps/clients/pps-gpio.c b/drivers/pps/clients/pps-gpio.c
index dd5d1103e02b..4e5e9229814b 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/clients/pps-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/clients/pps-gpio.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/pps_kernel.h>
 #include <linux/pps-gpio.h>
-#include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/of_gpio.h>
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ struct pps_gpio_device_data {
 	int irq;			/* IRQ used as PPS source */
 	struct pps_device *pps;		/* PPS source device */
 	struct pps_source_info info;	/* PPS source information */
+	struct gpio_desc *gpio_pin;	/* GPIO port descriptors */
 	bool assert_falling_edge;
 	bool capture_clear;
-	unsigned int gpio_pin;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -61,18 +61,37 @@ static irqreturn_t pps_gpio_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 
 	info = data;
 
-	rising_edge = gpio_get_value(info->gpio_pin);
+	rising_edge = gpiod_get_value(info->gpio_pin);
 	if ((rising_edge && !info->assert_falling_edge) ||
 			(!rising_edge && info->assert_falling_edge))
 		pps_event(info->pps, &ts, PPS_CAPTUREASSERT, NULL);
 	else if (info->capture_clear &&
 			((rising_edge && info->assert_falling_edge) ||
-			 (!rising_edge && !info->assert_falling_edge)))
+			(!rising_edge && !info->assert_falling_edge)))
 		pps_event(info->pps, &ts, PPS_CAPTURECLEAR, NULL);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static int pps_gpio_setup(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct pps_gpio_device_data *data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
+
+	data->gpio_pin = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev,
+		NULL,	/* request "gpios" */
+		GPIOD_IN);
+	if (IS_ERR(data->gpio_pin)) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+			"failed to request PPS GPIO\n");
+		return PTR_ERR(data->gpio_pin);
+	}
+
+	if (of_property_read_bool(np, "assert-falling-edge"))
+		data->assert_falling_edge = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static unsigned long
 get_irqf_trigger_flags(const struct pps_gpio_device_data *data)
 {
@@ -90,53 +109,30 @@ get_irqf_trigger_flags(const struct pps_gpio_device_data *data)
 static int pps_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct pps_gpio_device_data *data;
-	const char *gpio_label;
 	int ret;
 	int pps_default_params;
 	const struct pps_gpio_platform_data *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
-	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 
 	/* allocate space for device info */
-	data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct pps_gpio_device_data),
-			GFP_KERNEL);
+	data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, data);
 
+	/* GPIO setup */
 	if (pdata) {
 		data->gpio_pin = pdata->gpio_pin;
-		gpio_label = pdata->gpio_label;
 
 		data->assert_falling_edge = pdata->assert_falling_edge;
 		data->capture_clear = pdata->capture_clear;
 	} else {
-		ret = of_get_gpio(np, 0);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get GPIO from device tree\n");
-			return ret;
-		}
-		data->gpio_pin = ret;
-		gpio_label = PPS_GPIO_NAME;
-
-		if (of_get_property(np, "assert-falling-edge", NULL))
-			data->assert_falling_edge = true;
-	}
-
-	/* GPIO setup */
-	ret = devm_gpio_request(&pdev->dev, data->gpio_pin, gpio_label);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request GPIO %u\n",
-			data->gpio_pin);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = gpio_direction_input(data->gpio_pin);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to set pin direction\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = pps_gpio_setup(pdev);
+		if (ret)
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* IRQ setup */
-	ret = gpio_to_irq(data->gpio_pin);
+	ret = gpiod_to_irq(data->gpio_pin);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to map GPIO to IRQ: %d\n", ret);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -173,7 +169,6 @@ static int pps_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, data);
 	dev_info(data->pps->dev, "Registered IRQ %d as PPS source\n",
 		 data->irq);
 
@@ -209,4 +204,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ricardo Martins <rasm@fe.up.pt>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("James Nuss <jamesnuss@nanometrics.ca>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Use GPIO pin as PPS source");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_VERSION("1.0.0");
+MODULE_VERSION("1.1.0");
diff --git a/include/linux/pps-gpio.h b/include/linux/pps-gpio.h
index 56f35dd3d01d..f028d2cda6f5 100644
--- a/include/linux/pps-gpio.h
+++ b/include/linux/pps-gpio.h
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
 #define _PPS_GPIO_H
 
 struct pps_gpio_platform_data {
+	struct gpio_desc *gpio_pin;
 	bool assert_falling_edge;
 	bool capture_clear;
-	unsigned int gpio_pin;
-	const char *gpio_label;
 };
 
 #endif /* _PPS_GPIO_H */