diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sama5d2-piobu.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sama5d2-piobu.c
index 767c33ae3213..d89da7300ddd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sama5d2-piobu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sama5d2-piobu.c
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ static int sama5d2_piobu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!piobu)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, piobu);
 	piobu->chip.label = pdev->name;
 	piobu->chip.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	piobu->chip.owner = THIS_MODULE,