diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Kconfig
index 47ea1be1481b..90f4496017e4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Kconfig
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ config PPC_MPC5200_BUGFIX
 
 	  It is safe to say 'Y' here
 
-config PPC_MPC5200_GPIO
-	bool "MPC5200 GPIO support"
-	depends on PPC_MPC52xx
-	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
-	select GENERIC_GPIO
-	help
-	  Enable gpiolib support for mpc5200 based boards
-
 config PPC_MPC5200_LPBFIFO
 	tristate "MPC5200 LocalPlus bus FIFO driver"
 	depends on PPC_MPC52xx
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Makefile
index 2bc8cd0c5cfc..4e62486791e9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Makefile
@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC_LITE5200),y)
 	obj-$(CONFIG_PM)	+= lite5200_sleep.o lite5200_pm.o
 endif
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_MPC5200_GPIO)	+= mpc52xx_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_MPC5200_LPBFIFO)	+= mpc52xx_lpbfifo.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
index a4ac78b6a0f8..47eae6ea5dd2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ config GPIO_EXYNOS4
 	def_bool y
 	depends on CPU_EXYNOS4210
 
+config GPIO_MPC5200
+	def_bool y
+	depends on PPC_MPC52xx
+
 config GPIO_MXC
 	def_bool y
 	depends on ARCH_MXC
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Makefile b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
index b847fb5b847c..720711251391 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MAX732X)	+= gpio-max732x.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MC33880)	+= gpio-mc33880.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MCP23S08)	+= gpio-mcp23s08.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_ML_IOH)	+= gpio-ml-ioh.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MPC5200)	+= gpio-mpc5200.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MXC)		+= gpio-mxc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MXS)		+= gpio-mxs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PLAT_NOMADIK)	+= gpio-nomadik.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_gpio.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc5200.c
similarity index 98%
rename from arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_gpio.c
rename to drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc5200.c
index 1757d1db4b51..52d3ed208105 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc5200.c
@@ -184,15 +184,13 @@ static int mpc52xx_gpiochip_remove(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id mpc52xx_wkup_gpiochip_match[] = {
-	{
-		.compatible = "fsl,mpc5200-gpio-wkup",
-	},
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,mpc5200-gpio-wkup", },
 	{}
 };
 
 static struct platform_driver mpc52xx_wkup_gpiochip_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "gpio_wkup",
+		.name = "mpc5200-gpio-wkup",
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = mpc52xx_wkup_gpiochip_match,
 	},
@@ -341,15 +339,13 @@ static int __devinit mpc52xx_simple_gpiochip_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id mpc52xx_simple_gpiochip_match[] = {
-	{
-		.compatible = "fsl,mpc5200-gpio",
-	},
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,mpc5200-gpio", },
 	{}
 };
 
 static struct platform_driver mpc52xx_simple_gpiochip_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "gpio",
+		.name = "mpc5200-gpio",
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = mpc52xx_simple_gpiochip_match,
 	},