diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
index 89550f38e061..48918a016cd8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
@@ -365,8 +365,9 @@ static void mrfld_irq_handler(struct irq_desc *desc)
 	chained_irq_exit(irqchip, desc);
 }
 
-static void mrfld_irq_init_hw(struct mrfld_gpio *priv)
+static int mrfld_irq_init_hw(struct gpio_chip *chip)
 {
+	struct mrfld_gpio *priv = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
 	void __iomem *reg;
 	unsigned int base;
 
@@ -378,6 +379,8 @@ static void mrfld_irq_init_hw(struct mrfld_gpio *priv)
 		reg = gpio_reg(&priv->chip, base, GFER);
 		writel(0, reg);
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const char *mrfld_gpio_get_pinctrl_dev_name(struct mrfld_gpio *priv)
@@ -422,6 +425,7 @@ static int mrfld_gpio_add_pin_ranges(struct gpio_chip *chip)
 
 static int mrfld_gpio_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
+	struct gpio_irq_chip *girq;
 	struct mrfld_gpio *priv;
 	u32 gpio_base, irq_base;
 	void __iomem *base;
@@ -469,24 +473,26 @@ 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->init_hw = mrfld_irq_init_hw;
+	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->first = irq_base;
+	girq->default_type = IRQ_TYPE_NONE;
+	girq->handler = handle_bad_irq;
+
 	retval = devm_gpiochip_add_data(&pdev->dev, &priv->chip, priv);
 	if (retval) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "gpiochip_add error %d\n", retval);
 		return retval;
 	}
 
-	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);
-
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 	return 0;
 }