diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
index a3428b22de3a..9cbcf7e40a15 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #include <linux/container_of.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
-#include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/legacy.h>
 #include <linux/leds.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ static struct gpio_desc *gpio_led_get_gpiod(struct device *dev, int idx,
 					    const struct gpio_led *template)
 {
 	struct gpio_desc *gpiod;
-	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * This means the LED does not come from the device tree
@@ -223,16 +222,29 @@ static struct gpio_desc *gpio_led_get_gpiod(struct device *dev, int idx,
 	gpiod = devm_gpiod_get_index_optional(dev, NULL, idx, GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(gpiod))
 		return gpiod;
-	if (gpiod) {
-		gpiod_set_consumer_name(gpiod, template->name);
-		return gpiod;
-	}
 
-	/*
-	 * This is the legacy code path for platform code that
-	 * still uses GPIO numbers. Ultimately we would like to get
-	 * rid of this block completely.
-	 */
+	gpiod_set_consumer_name(gpiod, template->name);
+	return gpiod;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIOLIB_LEGACY
+/*
+ * This is the legacy code path for platform code that still uses
+ * GPIO numbers, mainly MIPS and SuperH board files.
+ * Ultimately we would like to get rid of this block completely.
+ *
+ * ppc44x-warp sets the template->gpiod directly instead of
+ * adding a lookup table or device properties. This is not
+ * much better.
+ */
+static struct gpio_desc *gpio_led_get_legacy_gpiod(struct device *dev, int idx,
+						   const struct gpio_led *template)
+{
+	struct gpio_desc *gpiod;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (template->gpiod)
+		return template->gpiod;
 
 	/* skip leds that aren't available */
 	if (!gpio_is_valid(template->gpio))
@@ -252,6 +264,13 @@ static struct gpio_desc *gpio_led_get_gpiod(struct device *dev, int idx,
 
 	return gpiod;
 }
+#else
+static struct gpio_desc *gpio_led_get_legacy_gpiod(struct device *dev, int idx,
+						   const struct gpio_led *template)
+{
+	return template->gpiod ?: ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+}
+#endif
 
 static int gpio_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
@@ -270,14 +289,13 @@ static int gpio_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			const struct gpio_led *template = &pdata->leds[i];
 			struct gpio_led_data *led_dat = &priv->leds[i];
 
-			if (template->gpiod)
-				led_dat->gpiod = template->gpiod;
-			else
+			led_dat->gpiod = gpio_led_get_gpiod(dev, i, template);
+			if (!led_dat->gpiod)
 				led_dat->gpiod =
-					gpio_led_get_gpiod(dev, i, template);
+					 gpio_led_get_legacy_gpiod(dev, i, template);
 			if (IS_ERR(led_dat->gpiod)) {
-				dev_info(dev, "Skipping unavailable LED gpio %d (%s)\n",
-					 template->gpio, template->name);
+				dev_info(dev, "Skipping unavailable LED gpio %s\n",
+					 template->name);
 				continue;
 			}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/leds.h b/include/linux/leds.h
index bf31c246d9e2..a515f075c29a 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds.h
@@ -680,8 +680,10 @@ typedef int (*gpio_blink_set_t)(struct gpio_desc *desc, int state,
 struct gpio_led {
 	const char *name;
 	const char *default_trigger;
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIOLIB_LEGACY
 	unsigned 	gpio;
 	unsigned	active_low : 1;
+#endif
 	unsigned	retain_state_suspended : 1;
 	unsigned	panic_indicator : 1;
 	unsigned	default_state : 2;