diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/cp210x.c b/drivers/usb/serial/cp210x.c
index a373cd63b3a4..ceb3a656a075 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/cp210x.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/cp210x.c
@@ -1410,17 +1410,6 @@ static void cp210x_break_ctl(struct tty_struct *tty, int break_state)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GPIOLIB
-static int cp210x_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
-{
-	struct usb_serial *serial = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
-	struct cp210x_serial_private *priv = usb_get_serial_data(serial);
-
-	if (priv->gpio_altfunc & BIT(offset))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int cp210x_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int gpio)
 {
 	struct usb_serial *serial = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
@@ -1549,6 +1538,18 @@ static int cp210x_gpio_set_config(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int gpio,
 	return -ENOTSUPP;
 }
 
+static int cp210x_gpio_init_valid_mask(struct gpio_chip *gc,
+		unsigned long *valid_mask, unsigned int ngpios)
+{
+	struct usb_serial *serial = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
+	struct cp210x_serial_private *priv = usb_get_serial_data(serial);
+	unsigned long altfunc_mask = priv->gpio_altfunc;
+
+	bitmap_complement(valid_mask, &altfunc_mask, ngpios);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * This function is for configuring GPIO using shared pins, where other signals
  * are made unavailable by configuring the use of GPIO. This is believed to be
@@ -1786,13 +1787,13 @@ static int cp210x_gpio_init(struct usb_serial *serial)
 		return result;
 
 	priv->gc.label = "cp210x";
-	priv->gc.request = cp210x_gpio_request;
 	priv->gc.get_direction = cp210x_gpio_direction_get;
 	priv->gc.direction_input = cp210x_gpio_direction_input;
 	priv->gc.direction_output = cp210x_gpio_direction_output;
 	priv->gc.get = cp210x_gpio_get;
 	priv->gc.set = cp210x_gpio_set;
 	priv->gc.set_config = cp210x_gpio_set_config;
+	priv->gc.init_valid_mask = cp210x_gpio_init_valid_mask;
 	priv->gc.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	priv->gc.parent = &serial->interface->dev;
 	priv->gc.base = -1;