diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
index f1a9c0544e3f..213aedc97dc2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ static const struct file_operations gpio_mockup_debugfs_ops = {
 	.read = gpio_mockup_debugfs_read,
 	.write = gpio_mockup_debugfs_write,
 	.llseek = no_llseek,
+	.release = single_release,
 };
 
 static void gpio_mockup_debugfs_setup(struct device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index cca749010cd0..d9074191edef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -535,6 +535,14 @@ static int linehandle_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 	if (lflags & ~GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_VALID_FLAGS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/*
+	 * Do not allow both INPUT & OUTPUT flags to be set as they are
+	 * contradictory.
+	 */
+	if ((lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT) &&
+	    (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/*
 	 * Do not allow OPEN_SOURCE & OPEN_DRAIN flags in a single request. If
 	 * the hardware actually supports enabling both at the same time the
@@ -926,7 +934,9 @@ static int lineevent_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 	}
 
 	/* This is just wrong: we don't look for events on output lines */
-	if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT) {
+	if ((lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT) ||
+	    (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_DRAIN) ||
+	    (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_SOURCE)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_free_label;
 	}
@@ -940,10 +950,6 @@ static int lineevent_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 
 	if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_ACTIVE_LOW)
 		set_bit(FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW, &desc->flags);
-	if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_DRAIN)
-		set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN, &desc->flags);
-	if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_SOURCE)
-		set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_SOURCE, &desc->flags);
 
 	ret = gpiod_direction_input(desc);
 	if (ret)