diff --git a/drivers/input/matrix-keymap.c b/drivers/input/matrix-keymap.c
index 3ae496e..619b382 100644
--- a/drivers/input/matrix-keymap.c
+++ b/drivers/input/matrix-keymap.c
@@ -50,6 +50,25 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
+int matrix_keypad_parse_of_params(struct device *dev,
+				  unsigned int *rows, unsigned int *cols)
+{
+	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
+
+	if (!np) {
+		dev_err(dev, "missing DT data");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	of_property_read_u32(np, "keypad,num-rows", rows);
+	of_property_read_u32(np, "keypad,num-columns", cols);
+	if (!*rows || !*cols) {
+		dev_err(dev, "number of keypad rows/columns not specified\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int matrix_keypad_parse_of_keymap(const char *propname,
 					 unsigned int rows, unsigned int cols,
 					 struct input_dev *input_dev)