diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
index a2060dc3344b..1cedbc3d3200 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #define __LINUX_GPIO_DRIVER_H
 
 #include <linux/bits.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/irqchip/chained_irq.h>
 #include <linux/irqdomain.h>
 #include <linux/irqhandler.h>
@@ -609,6 +611,9 @@ struct gpio_chip *gpiochip_find(void *data,
 struct gpio_device *gpio_device_get(struct gpio_device *gdev);
 void gpio_device_put(struct gpio_device *gdev);
 
+DEFINE_FREE(gpio_device_put, struct gpio_device *,
+	    if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(_T)) gpio_device_put(_T));
+
 bool gpiochip_line_is_irq(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset);
 int gpiochip_reqres_irq(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset);
 void gpiochip_relres_irq(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset);