diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-stmpe.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-stmpe.c
index 87a68a8..094c5c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-stmpe.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-stmpe.c
@@ -307,13 +307,11 @@
 	struct stmpe_gpio_platform_data *pdata;
 	struct stmpe_gpio *stmpe_gpio;
 	int ret;
-	int irq;
+	int irq = 0;
 
 	pdata = stmpe->pdata->gpio;
 
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (irq < 0)
-		return irq;
 
 	stmpe_gpio = kzalloc(sizeof(struct stmpe_gpio), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!stmpe_gpio)
@@ -330,21 +328,28 @@
 	stmpe_gpio->chip.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	stmpe_gpio->chip.base = pdata ? pdata->gpio_base : -1;
 
-	stmpe_gpio->irq_base = stmpe->irq_base + STMPE_INT_GPIO(0);
+	if (irq >= 0)
+		stmpe_gpio->irq_base = stmpe->irq_base + STMPE_INT_GPIO(0);
+	else
+		dev_info(&pdev->dev,
+			"device configured in no-irq mode; "
+			"irqs are not available\n");
 
 	ret = stmpe_enable(stmpe, STMPE_BLOCK_GPIO);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free;
 
-	ret = stmpe_gpio_irq_init(stmpe_gpio);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_disable;
+	if (irq >= 0) {
+		ret = stmpe_gpio_irq_init(stmpe_gpio);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_disable;
 
-	ret = request_threaded_irq(irq, NULL, stmpe_gpio_irq, IRQF_ONESHOT,
-				   "stmpe-gpio", stmpe_gpio);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to get irq: %d\n", ret);
-		goto out_removeirq;
+		ret = request_threaded_irq(irq, NULL, stmpe_gpio_irq,
+				IRQF_ONESHOT, "stmpe-gpio", stmpe_gpio);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to get irq: %d\n", ret);
+			goto out_removeirq;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = gpiochip_add(&stmpe_gpio->chip);
@@ -361,9 +366,11 @@
 	return 0;
 
 out_freeirq:
-	free_irq(irq, stmpe_gpio);
+	if (irq >= 0)
+		free_irq(irq, stmpe_gpio);
 out_removeirq:
-	stmpe_gpio_irq_remove(stmpe_gpio);
+	if (irq >= 0)
+		stmpe_gpio_irq_remove(stmpe_gpio);
 out_disable:
 	stmpe_disable(stmpe, STMPE_BLOCK_GPIO);
 out_free:
@@ -391,8 +398,10 @@
 
 	stmpe_disable(stmpe, STMPE_BLOCK_GPIO);
 
-	free_irq(irq, stmpe_gpio);
-	stmpe_gpio_irq_remove(stmpe_gpio);
+	if (irq >= 0) {
+		free_irq(irq, stmpe_gpio);
+		stmpe_gpio_irq_remove(stmpe_gpio);
+	}
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	kfree(stmpe_gpio);