diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
index 5c69516e90b1..2d1dfa1e0745 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/irqchip/chained_irq.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/gpio/driver.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
@@ -550,31 +551,38 @@ static void mxc_gpio_restore_regs(struct mxc_gpio_port *port)
 	writel(port->gpio_saved_reg.dr, port->base + GPIO_DR);
 }
 
-static int __maybe_unused mxc_gpio_noirq_suspend(struct device *dev)
+static int mxc_gpio_syscore_suspend(void)
 {
-	struct mxc_gpio_port *port = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct mxc_gpio_port *port;
 
-	mxc_gpio_save_regs(port);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(port->clk);
+	/* walk through all ports */
+	list_for_each_entry(port, &mxc_gpio_ports, node) {
+		mxc_gpio_save_regs(port);
+		clk_disable_unprepare(port->clk);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __maybe_unused mxc_gpio_noirq_resume(struct device *dev)
+static void mxc_gpio_syscore_resume(void)
 {
-	struct mxc_gpio_port *port = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct mxc_gpio_port *port;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(port->clk);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	mxc_gpio_restore_regs(port);
-
-	return 0;
+	/* walk through all ports */
+	list_for_each_entry(port, &mxc_gpio_ports, node) {
+		ret = clk_prepare_enable(port->clk);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("mxc: failed to enable gpio clock %d\n", ret);
+			return;
+		}
+		mxc_gpio_restore_regs(port);
+	}
 }
 
-static const struct dev_pm_ops mxc_gpio_dev_pm_ops = {
-	SET_NOIRQ_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(mxc_gpio_noirq_suspend, mxc_gpio_noirq_resume)
+static struct syscore_ops mxc_gpio_syscore_ops = {
+	.suspend = mxc_gpio_syscore_suspend,
+	.resume = mxc_gpio_syscore_resume,
 };
 
 static struct platform_driver mxc_gpio_driver = {
@@ -582,7 +590,6 @@ static struct platform_driver mxc_gpio_driver = {
 		.name	= "gpio-mxc",
 		.of_match_table = mxc_gpio_dt_ids,
 		.suppress_bind_attrs = true,
-		.pm = &mxc_gpio_dev_pm_ops,
 	},
 	.probe		= mxc_gpio_probe,
 	.id_table	= mxc_gpio_devtype,
@@ -590,6 +597,8 @@ static struct platform_driver mxc_gpio_driver = {
 
 static int __init gpio_mxc_init(void)
 {
+	register_syscore_ops(&mxc_gpio_syscore_ops);
+
 	return platform_driver_register(&mxc_gpio_driver);
 }
 subsys_initcall(gpio_mxc_init);