diff --git a/drivers/memory/omap-gpmc.c b/drivers/memory/omap-gpmc.c
index 4dd1c65ee70c..784a64f31a8b 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/omap-gpmc.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/omap-gpmc.c
@@ -1911,6 +1911,8 @@ static int gpmc_probe_generic_child(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	const char *name;
 	int ret, cs;
 	u32 val;
+	struct gpio_desc *waitpin_desc = NULL;
+	struct gpmc_device *gpmc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	if (of_property_read_u32(child, "reg", &cs) < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s has no 'reg' property\n",
@@ -2020,16 +2022,30 @@ static int gpmc_probe_generic_child(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			goto err;
 	}
 
+	/* Reserve wait pin if it is required and valid */
+	if (gpmc_s.wait_on_read || gpmc_s.wait_on_write) {
+		unsigned int wait_pin = gpmc_s.wait_pin;
+
+		waitpin_desc = gpiochip_request_own_desc(&gpmc->gpio_chip,
+							 wait_pin, "WAITPIN");
+		if (IS_ERR(waitpin_desc)) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid wait-pin: %d\n", wait_pin);
+			ret = PTR_ERR(waitpin_desc);
+			goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
 	gpmc_cs_show_timings(cs, "before gpmc_cs_program_settings");
+
 	ret = gpmc_cs_program_settings(cs, &gpmc_s);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_cs;
 
 	ret = gpmc_cs_set_timings(cs, &gpmc_t, &gpmc_s);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to set gpmc timings for: %s\n",
 			child->name);
-		goto err;
+		goto err_cs;
 	}
 
 	/* Clear limited address i.e. enable A26-A11 */
@@ -2060,6 +2076,10 @@ err_child_fail:
 	dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to create gpmc child %s\n", child->name);
 	ret = -ENODEV;
 
+err_cs:
+	if (waitpin_desc)
+		gpiochip_free_own_desc(waitpin_desc);
+
 err:
 	gpmc_cs_free(cs);