diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 86ef3461ec0647b42f1e1ff94a9f47225151f7f6..f33063114d568e54d2fb17793959602a520b699c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static struct gpio_desc *gpio_to_desc(unsigned gpio)
  */
 static int desc_to_gpio(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
 {
-	return desc->chip->base + gpio_chip_hwgpio(desc);
+	return desc - &gpio_desc[0];
 }