diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/atmel-pwm-bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/atmel-pwm-bl.c
index cd64073d3f53..df1cbb7ef6ca 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/atmel-pwm-bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/atmel-pwm-bl.c
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ static int atmel_pwm_bl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_free_mem;
 
 	if (pwmbl->gpio_on != -1) {
-		retval = gpio_request(pwmbl->gpio_on, "gpio_atmel_pwm_bl");
+		retval = devm_gpio_request(&pdev->dev, pwmbl->gpio_on,
+					"gpio_atmel_pwm_bl");
 		if (retval) {
 			pwmbl->gpio_on = -1;
 			goto err_free_pwm;
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ static int atmel_pwm_bl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		retval = gpio_direction_output(pwmbl->gpio_on,
 				0 ^ pdata->on_active_low);
 		if (retval)
-			goto err_free_gpio;
+			goto err_free_pwm;
 	}
 
 	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(struct backlight_properties));
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ static int atmel_pwm_bl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 					  &atmel_pwm_bl_ops, &props);
 	if (IS_ERR(bldev)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(bldev);
-		goto err_free_gpio;
+		goto err_free_pwm;
 	}
 
 	pwmbl->bldev = bldev;
@@ -197,9 +198,6 @@ static int atmel_pwm_bl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 err_free_bl_dev:
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	backlight_device_unregister(bldev);
-err_free_gpio:
-	if (pwmbl->gpio_on != -1)
-		gpio_free(pwmbl->gpio_on);
 err_free_pwm:
 	pwm_channel_free(&pwmbl->pwmc);
 err_free_mem:
@@ -210,10 +208,8 @@ static int __exit atmel_pwm_bl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct atmel_pwm_bl *pwmbl = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	if (pwmbl->gpio_on != -1) {
+	if (pwmbl->gpio_on != -1)
 		gpio_set_value(pwmbl->gpio_on, 0);
-		gpio_free(pwmbl->gpio_on);
-	}
 	pwm_channel_disable(&pwmbl->pwmc);
 	pwm_channel_free(&pwmbl->pwmc);
 	backlight_device_unregister(pwmbl->bldev);