diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index e46b61d64c7dcb1f42b7f38280fa7a86ed27351f..803f0c1f29f908b5a04e308272ad2a8c0f341e34 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ config CPU_SUBTYPE_SHX3
 	select CPU_SH4A
 	select CPU_SHX3
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST if SMP
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 
 # SH4AL-DSP Processor Support
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/setup-shx3.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/setup-shx3.c
index 04a487445aa6cb6a234fe71befb794e94f714b81..f159ea2cebc712a3343c261aab1fd20d2bdcab77 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/setup-shx3.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/setup-shx3.c
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 #include <linux/serial.h>
 #include <linux/serial_sci.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/sh_timer.h>
+#include <cpu/shx3.h>
 #include <asm/mmzone.h>
 
 /*
@@ -440,11 +442,33 @@ static DECLARE_INTC_DESC(intc_desc_irl, "shx3-irl", vectors_irl, groups,
 
 void __init plat_irq_setup_pins(int mode)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
+
 	switch (mode) {
 	case IRQ_MODE_IRQ:
+		ret |= gpio_request(GPIO_FN_IRQ3, intc_desc_irq.name);
+		ret |= gpio_request(GPIO_FN_IRQ2, intc_desc_irq.name);
+		ret |= gpio_request(GPIO_FN_IRQ1, intc_desc_irq.name);
+		ret |= gpio_request(GPIO_FN_IRQ0, intc_desc_irq.name);
+
+		if (unlikely(ret)) {
+			pr_err("Failed to set IRQ mode\n");
+			return;
+		}
+
 		register_intc_controller(&intc_desc_irq);
 		break;
 	case IRQ_MODE_IRL3210:
+		ret |= gpio_request(GPIO_FN_IRL3, intc_desc_irl.name);
+		ret |= gpio_request(GPIO_FN_IRL2, intc_desc_irl.name);
+		ret |= gpio_request(GPIO_FN_IRL1, intc_desc_irl.name);
+		ret |= gpio_request(GPIO_FN_IRL0, intc_desc_irl.name);
+
+		if (unlikely(ret)) {
+			pr_err("Failed to set IRL mode\n");
+			return;
+		}
+
 		register_intc_controller(&intc_desc_irl);
 		break;
 	default: