diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/generic.h b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/generic.h
index 5fe0d4fc0f8c..3cfe3b647711 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/generic.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/generic.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ int sa11xx_clk_init(void);
 struct gpiod_lookup_table;
 void sa11x0_register_pcmcia(int socket, struct gpiod_lookup_table *);
 
+struct software_node;
+extern const struct software_node sa1100_gpiochip_node;
+
 struct fixed_voltage_config;
 struct regulator_consumer_supply;
 int sa11x0_register_fixed_regulator(int n, struct fixed_voltage_config *cfg,
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sa1100.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sa1100.c
index 1938ffa2f4f3..ffa73dd3b982 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sa1100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sa1100.c
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 #include <mach/irqs.h>
 #include <mach/generic.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
+
+const struct software_node sa1100_gpiochip_node = {
+	.name = "sa1100-gpio",
+};
 
 struct sa1100_gpio_chip {
 	struct gpio_chip chip;
@@ -317,6 +322,7 @@ static const int sa1100_gpio_irqs[] __initconst = {
 void __init sa1100_init_gpio(void)
 {
 	struct sa1100_gpio_chip *sgc = &sa1100_gpio_chip;
+	struct gpio_chip *gc = &sgc->chip;
 	int i;
 
 	/* clear all GPIO edge detects */
@@ -324,7 +330,9 @@ void __init sa1100_init_gpio(void)
 	writel_relaxed(0, sgc->membase + R_GRER);
 	writel_relaxed(-1, sgc->membase + R_GEDR);
 
-	gpiochip_add_data(&sa1100_gpio_chip.chip, NULL);
+	software_node_register(&sa1100_gpiochip_node);
+	gc->fwnode = software_node_fwnode(&sa1100_gpiochip_node);
+	gpiochip_add_data(gc, NULL);
 
 	sa1100_gpio_irqdomain = irq_domain_create_simple(NULL,
 			28, IRQ_GPIO0,