diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 8d2940517c99221c33e3bf200ac53a82214cebee..317004fd94fbb6908e40e8f0b7482a887845ce13 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
 	unsigned long		flags;
 	struct gpio_desc	*desc;
 
+	might_sleep();
+
 	if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio)) {
 		WARN_ON(extra_checks);
 		return;
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio.h b/include/linux/gpio.h
index 730a20b83576b4ab39d81810085c20d61eec0225..e10c49a5b96e9ed300d670871af2edbaaf23add1 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #else
 
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ static inline int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
 
 static inline void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
 {
+	might_sleep();
+
 	/* GPIO can never have been requested */
 	WARN_ON(1);
 }