diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/intel/pinctrl-intel.c b/drivers/pinctrl/intel/pinctrl-intel.c
index 72b4527d690f..71df0f70b61f 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/intel/pinctrl-intel.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/intel/pinctrl-intel.c
@@ -427,18 +427,6 @@ static void __intel_gpio_set_direction(void __iomem *padcfg0, bool input)
 	writel(value, padcfg0);
 }
 
-static void intel_gpio_set_gpio_mode(void __iomem *padcfg0)
-{
-	u32 value;
-
-	/* Put the pad into GPIO mode */
-	value = readl(padcfg0) & ~PADCFG0_PMODE_MASK;
-	/* Disable SCI/SMI/NMI generation */
-	value &= ~(PADCFG0_GPIROUTIOXAPIC | PADCFG0_GPIROUTSCI);
-	value &= ~(PADCFG0_GPIROUTSMI | PADCFG0_GPIROUTNMI);
-	writel(value, padcfg0);
-}
-
 static int intel_gpio_request_enable(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 				     struct pinctrl_gpio_range *range,
 				     unsigned pin)
@@ -446,6 +434,7 @@ static int intel_gpio_request_enable(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	struct intel_pinctrl *pctrl = pinctrl_dev_get_drvdata(pctldev);
 	void __iomem *padcfg0;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	u32 value;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&pctrl->lock, flags);
 
@@ -455,7 +444,13 @@ static int intel_gpio_request_enable(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	}
 
 	padcfg0 = intel_get_padcfg(pctrl, pin, PADCFG0);
-	intel_gpio_set_gpio_mode(padcfg0);
+	/* Put the pad into GPIO mode */
+	value = readl(padcfg0) & ~PADCFG0_PMODE_MASK;
+	/* Disable SCI/SMI/NMI generation */
+	value &= ~(PADCFG0_GPIROUTIOXAPIC | PADCFG0_GPIROUTSCI);
+	value &= ~(PADCFG0_GPIROUTSMI | PADCFG0_GPIROUTNMI);
+	writel(value, padcfg0);
+
 	/* Disable TX buffer and enable RX (this will be input) */
 	__intel_gpio_set_direction(padcfg0, true);
 
@@ -940,8 +935,6 @@ static int intel_gpio_irq_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned type)
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&pctrl->lock, flags);
 
-	intel_gpio_set_gpio_mode(reg);
-
 	value = readl(reg);
 
 	value &= ~(PADCFG0_RXEVCFG_MASK | PADCFG0_RXINV);