diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
index ce4e79939731..7bfe40a6bfdd 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/leds.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ static int create_gpio_led(const struct gpio_led *template,
 	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, gpio_blink_set_t blink_set)
 {
 	struct led_init_data init_data = {};
+	struct pinctrl *pinctrl;
 	int ret, state;
 
 	led_dat->cdev.default_trigger = template->default_trigger;
@@ -119,6 +121,22 @@ static int create_gpio_led(const struct gpio_led *template,
 						     &init_data);
 	}
 
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	pinctrl = devm_pinctrl_get_select_default(led_dat->cdev.dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(pinctrl)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(pinctrl);
+		if (ret != -ENODEV) {
+			dev_warn(led_dat->cdev.dev,
+				 "Failed to select %pOF pinctrl: %d\n",
+				 to_of_node(fwnode), ret);
+		} else {
+			/* pinctrl-%d not present, not an error */
+			ret = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }