diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index f558211ad84b..9408ecbe7913 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -5322,23 +5322,14 @@ core_initcall(gpiolib_dev_init);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 
-static void gpiolib_dbg_show(struct seq_file *s, struct gpio_device *gdev)
+static void gpiolib_dbg_show(struct seq_file *s, struct gpio_chip *gc)
 {
 	bool active_low, is_irq, is_out;
 	struct gpio_desc *desc;
 	unsigned int gpio = 0;
-	struct gpio_chip *gc;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int value;
 
-	guard(srcu)(&gdev->srcu);
-
-	gc = srcu_dereference(gdev->chip, &gdev->srcu);
-	if (!gc) {
-		seq_puts(s, "Underlying GPIO chip is gone\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	for_each_gpio_desc(gc, desc) {
 		guard(srcu)(&desc->gdev->desc_srcu);
 		flags = READ_ONCE(desc->flags);
@@ -5451,7 +5442,7 @@ static int gpiolib_seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
 	if (gc->dbg_show)
 		gc->dbg_show(s, gc);
 	else
-		gpiolib_dbg_show(s, gdev);
+		gpiolib_dbg_show(s, gc);
 
 	return 0;
 }