diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
index f6baaec1..64e3761 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
@@ -2123,7 +2123,10 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static long gpio_ioctl_unlocked(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;
 	struct gpio_device *gdev = cdev->gdev;
@@ -2160,17 +2163,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * 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)