diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
index 2a2e0691462b..1db991cb2efc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
@@ -2224,10 +2224,7 @@ static int lineinfo_unwatch(struct gpio_chardev_data *cdev, void __user *ip)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * gpio_ioctl() - ioctl handler for the GPIO chardev
- */
-static long gpio_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static long gpio_ioctl_unlocked(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct gpio_chardev_data *cdev = file->private_data;
 	struct gpio_device *gdev = cdev->gdev;
@@ -2264,6 +2261,17 @@ static long gpio_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * gpio_ioctl() - ioctl handler for the GPIO chardev
+ */
+static long gpio_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct gpio_chardev_data *cdev = file->private_data;
+
+	return call_ioctl_locked(file, cmd, arg, cdev->gdev,
+				 gpio_ioctl_unlocked);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 static long gpio_ioctl_compat(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			      unsigned long arg)