diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci_imx.c b/drivers/ata/ahci_imx.c
index bfc617cc8ac5..948d2c6557f3 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci_imx.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 #include <linux/ahci_platform.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
-#include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/syscon.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/syscon/imx6q-iomuxc-gpr.h>
 #include <linux/libata.h>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct imx_ahci_priv {
 	struct clk *phy_pclk0;
 	struct clk *phy_pclk1;
 	void __iomem *phy_base;
-	int clkreq_gpio;
+	struct gpio_desc *clkreq_gpiod;
 	struct regmap *gpr;
 	bool no_device;
 	bool first_time;
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ static struct scsi_host_template ahci_platform_sht = {
 
 static int imx8_sata_probe(struct device *dev, struct imx_ahci_priv *imxpriv)
 {
-	int ret;
 	struct resource *phy_res;
 	struct platform_device *pdev = imxpriv->ahci_pdev;
 	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
@@ -1033,20 +1032,12 @@ static int imx8_sata_probe(struct device *dev, struct imx_ahci_priv *imxpriv)
 	}
 
 	/* Fetch GPIO, then enable the external OSC */
-	imxpriv->clkreq_gpio = of_get_named_gpio(np, "clkreq-gpio", 0);
-	if (gpio_is_valid(imxpriv->clkreq_gpio)) {
-		ret = devm_gpio_request_one(dev, imxpriv->clkreq_gpio,
-					    GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW,
-					    "SATA CLKREQ");
-		if (ret == -EBUSY) {
-			dev_info(dev, "clkreq had been initialized.\n");
-		} else if (ret) {
-			dev_err(dev, "%d unable to get clkreq.\n", ret);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	} else if (imxpriv->clkreq_gpio == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
-		return imxpriv->clkreq_gpio;
-	}
+	imxpriv->clkreq_gpiod = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "clkreq",
+				GPIOD_OUT_LOW | GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_NONEXCLUSIVE);
+	if (IS_ERR(imxpriv->clkreq_gpiod))
+		return PTR_ERR(imxpriv->clkreq_gpiod);
+	if (imxpriv->clkreq_gpiod)
+		gpiod_set_consumer_name(imxpriv->clkreq_gpiod, "SATA CLKREQ");
 
 	return 0;
 }