diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-adnp.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-adnp.c
index 6dafab0cf964..9e752e98db9d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-adnp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-adnp.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -506,7 +507,10 @@ static int adnp_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (!adnp)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	mutex_init(&adnp->i2c_lock);
+	err = devm_mutex_init(&client->dev, &adnp->i2c_lock);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	adnp->client = client;
 
 	err = adnp_gpio_setup(adnp, num_gpios, device_property_read_bool(dev, "interrupt-controller"));