diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
index 137d20c..739b72b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
  * gpio pins have acpi event methods and assigns interrupt handlers that calls
  * the acpi event methods for those pins.
  */
-void acpi_gpiochip_request_interrupts(struct gpio_chip *chip)
+static void acpi_gpiochip_request_interrupts(struct gpio_chip *chip)
 {
 	struct acpi_buffer buf = {ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL};
 	struct acpi_resource *res;
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@
 				irq);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_gpiochip_request_interrupts);
 
 /**
  * acpi_gpiochip_free_interrupts() - Free GPIO _EVT ACPI event interrupts.
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@
  * The remaining ACPI event interrupts associated with the chip are freed
  * automatically.
  */
-void acpi_gpiochip_free_interrupts(struct gpio_chip *chip)
+static void acpi_gpiochip_free_interrupts(struct gpio_chip *chip)
 {
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	acpi_status status;
@@ -230,7 +229,6 @@
 	acpi_detach_data(handle, acpi_gpio_evt_dh);
 	kfree(evt_pins);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_gpiochip_free_interrupts);
 
 struct acpi_gpio_lookup {
 	struct acpi_gpio_info info;
@@ -310,3 +308,13 @@
 	return lookup.desc ? lookup.desc : ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_get_gpiod_by_index);
+
+void acpi_gpiochip_add(struct gpio_chip *chip)
+{
+	acpi_gpiochip_request_interrupts(chip);
+}
+
+void acpi_gpiochip_remove(struct gpio_chip *chip)
+{
+	acpi_gpiochip_free_interrupts(chip);
+}