diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
index 3302125e5265..4f27ddfe1e2f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ static int mrfld_gpio_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id
 {
 	const struct mrfld_gpio_pinrange *range;
 	const char *pinctrl_dev_name;
+	struct gpio_irq_chip *girq;
 	struct mrfld_gpio *priv;
 	u32 gpio_base, irq_base;
 	void __iomem *base;
@@ -444,6 +445,21 @@ static int mrfld_gpio_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id
 
 	raw_spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
 
+	girq = &priv->chip.irq;
+	girq->chip = &mrfld_irqchip;
+	girq->parent_handler = mrfld_irq_handler;
+	girq->num_parents = 1;
+	girq->parents = devm_kcalloc(&pdev->dev, girq->num_parents,
+				     sizeof(*girq->parents),
+				     GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!girq->parents)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	girq->parents[0] = pdev->irq;
+	girq->default_type = IRQ_TYPE_NONE;
+	girq->handler = handle_bad_irq;
+
+	mrfld_irq_init_hw(priv);
+
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 	retval = devm_gpiochip_add_data(&pdev->dev, &priv->chip, priv);
 	if (retval) {
@@ -465,18 +481,6 @@ static int mrfld_gpio_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id
 		}
 	}
 
-	retval = gpiochip_irqchip_add(&priv->chip, &mrfld_irqchip, irq_base,
-				      handle_bad_irq, IRQ_TYPE_NONE);
-	if (retval) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not connect irqchip to gpiochip\n");
-		return retval;
-	}
-
-	mrfld_irq_init_hw(priv);
-
-	gpiochip_set_chained_irqchip(&priv->chip, &mrfld_irqchip, pdev->irq,
-				     mrfld_irq_handler);
-
 	return 0;
 }