diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index f33063114d568e54d2fb17793959602a520b699c..0dee0e0c247ae5fa2f121df234d09979dc00df74 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ static int gpiod_request(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *label)
 	int			status = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	unsigned long		flags;
 
-	if (!desc || !desc->chip) {
+	if (!desc) {
 		pr_warn("%s: invalid GPIO\n", __func__);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1406,6 +1406,8 @@ static int gpiod_request(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *label)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
 
 	chip = desc->chip;
+	if (chip == NULL)
+		goto done;
 
 	if (!try_module_get(chip->owner))
 		goto done;