diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-legacy.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-legacy.c
index 3a5c7011ad3b..8b830996fe02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-legacy.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-legacy.c
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ int gpio_request_one(unsigned gpio, unsigned long flags, const char *label)
 	if (!desc && gpio_is_valid(gpio))
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
+	err = gpiod_request(desc, label);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	if (flags & GPIOF_OPEN_DRAIN)
 		set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN, &desc->flags);
 
@@ -37,10 +41,6 @@ int gpio_request_one(unsigned gpio, unsigned long flags, const char *label)
 	if (flags & GPIOF_ACTIVE_LOW)
 		set_bit(FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW, &desc->flags);
 
-	err = gpiod_request(desc, label);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	if (flags & GPIOF_DIR_IN)
 		err = gpiod_direction_input(desc);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 570771ed19e6..be74bd370f1f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1352,14 +1352,6 @@ static int __gpiod_request(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *label)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
 	}
 done:
-	if (status < 0) {
-		/* Clear flags that might have been set by the caller before
-		 * requesting the GPIO.
-		 */
-		clear_bit(FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW, &desc->flags);
-		clear_bit(FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN, &desc->flags);
-		clear_bit(FLAG_OPEN_SOURCE, &desc->flags);
-	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -2587,28 +2579,13 @@ struct gpio_desc *__must_check gpiod_get_optional(struct device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiod_get_optional);
 
-/**
- * gpiod_parse_flags - helper function to parse GPIO lookup flags
- * @desc:	gpio to be setup
- * @lflags:	gpio_lookup_flags - returned from of_find_gpio() or
- *		of_get_gpio_hog()
- *
- * Set the GPIO descriptor flags based on the given GPIO lookup flags.
- */
-static void gpiod_parse_flags(struct gpio_desc *desc, unsigned long lflags)
-{
-	if (lflags & GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW)
-		set_bit(FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW, &desc->flags);
-	if (lflags & GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)
-		set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN, &desc->flags);
-	if (lflags & GPIO_OPEN_SOURCE)
-		set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_SOURCE, &desc->flags);
-}
 
 /**
  * gpiod_configure_flags - helper function to configure a given GPIO
  * @desc:	gpio whose value will be assigned
  * @con_id:	function within the GPIO consumer
+ * @lflags:	gpio_lookup_flags - returned from of_find_gpio() or
+ *		of_get_gpio_hog()
  * @dflags:	gpiod_flags - optional GPIO initialization flags
  *
  * Return 0 on success, -ENOENT if no GPIO has been assigned to the
@@ -2616,10 +2593,17 @@ static void gpiod_parse_flags(struct gpio_desc *desc, unsigned long lflags)
  * occurred while trying to acquire the GPIO.
  */
 static int gpiod_configure_flags(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *con_id,
-				 enum gpiod_flags dflags)
+		unsigned long lflags, enum gpiod_flags dflags)
 {
 	int status;
 
+	if (lflags & GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW)
+		set_bit(FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW, &desc->flags);
+	if (lflags & GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)
+		set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN, &desc->flags);
+	if (lflags & GPIO_OPEN_SOURCE)
+		set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_SOURCE, &desc->flags);
+
 	/* No particular flag request, return here... */
 	if (!(dflags & GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_DIR_SET)) {
 		pr_debug("no flags found for %s\n", con_id);
@@ -2686,13 +2670,11 @@ struct gpio_desc *__must_check gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
 		return desc;
 	}
 
-	gpiod_parse_flags(desc, lookupflags);
-
 	status = gpiod_request(desc, con_id);
 	if (status < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(status);
 
-	status = gpiod_configure_flags(desc, con_id, flags);
+	status = gpiod_configure_flags(desc, con_id, lookupflags, flags);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "setup of GPIO %s failed\n", con_id);
 		gpiod_put(desc);
@@ -2748,6 +2730,10 @@ struct gpio_desc *fwnode_get_named_gpiod(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	if (IS_ERR(desc))
 		return desc;
 
+	ret = gpiod_request(desc, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
 	if (active_low)
 		set_bit(FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW, &desc->flags);
 
@@ -2758,10 +2744,6 @@ struct gpio_desc *fwnode_get_named_gpiod(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 			set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_SOURCE, &desc->flags);
 	}
 
-	ret = gpiod_request(desc, NULL);
-	if (ret)
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
-
 	return desc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_get_named_gpiod);
@@ -2814,8 +2796,6 @@ int gpiod_hog(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *name,
 	chip = gpiod_to_chip(desc);
 	hwnum = gpio_chip_hwgpio(desc);
 
-	gpiod_parse_flags(desc, lflags);
-
 	local_desc = gpiochip_request_own_desc(chip, hwnum, name);
 	if (IS_ERR(local_desc)) {
 		status = PTR_ERR(local_desc);
@@ -2824,7 +2804,7 @@ int gpiod_hog(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *name,
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	status = gpiod_configure_flags(desc, name, dflags);
+	status = gpiod_configure_flags(desc, name, lflags, dflags);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		pr_err("setup of hog GPIO %s (chip %s, offset %d) failed, %d\n",
 		       name, chip->label, hwnum, status);