diff --git a/drivers/power/reset/ltc2952-poweroff.c b/drivers/power/reset/ltc2952-poweroff.c
index accadfc..4caa9d2 100644
--- a/drivers/power/reset/ltc2952-poweroff.c
+++ b/drivers/power/reset/ltc2952-poweroff.c
@@ -207,44 +207,34 @@
 	data = ltc2952_data;
 	ltc2952_poweroff_default(ltc2952_data);
 
-	ltc2952_data->gpio_watchdog = gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "watchdog");
+	ltc2952_data->gpio_watchdog = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "watchdog",
+						     GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(ltc2952_data->gpio_watchdog)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ltc2952_data->gpio_watchdog);
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to claim gpio \"watchdog\"\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ltc2952_data->gpio_kill = gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "kill");
+	ltc2952_data->gpio_kill = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "kill",
+						 GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(ltc2952_data->gpio_kill)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ltc2952_data->gpio_kill);
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to claim gpio \"kill\"\n");
-		goto err_kill;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ltc2952_data->gpio_trigger = gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "trigger");
+	ltc2952_data->gpio_trigger = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "trigger",
+						    GPIOD_IN);
 	if (IS_ERR(ltc2952_data->gpio_trigger)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ltc2952_data->gpio_trigger);
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to claim gpio \"trigger\"\n");
-		goto err_trigger;
-	}
-
-	ret = gpiod_direction_output(
-		ltc2952_data->gpio_watchdog, 0);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to use watchdog-gpio as output\n");
-		goto err_io;
-	}
-
-	ret = gpiod_direction_output(ltc2952_data->gpio_kill, 0);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to use kill-gpio as output\n");
-		goto err_io;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	virq = gpiod_to_irq(ltc2952_data->gpio_trigger);
 	if (virq < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot map GPIO as interrupt");
-		goto err_io;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, virq,
@@ -255,19 +245,10 @@
 
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot configure an interrupt handler\n");
-		goto err_io;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-
-err_io:
-	gpiod_put(ltc2952_data->gpio_trigger);
-err_trigger:
-	gpiod_put(ltc2952_data->gpio_kill);
-err_kill:
-	gpiod_put(ltc2952_data->gpio_watchdog);
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ltc2952_poweroff_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -301,11 +282,6 @@
 {
 	pm_power_off = NULL;
 
-	if (ltc2952_data) {
-		gpiod_put(ltc2952_data->gpio_trigger);
-		gpiod_put(ltc2952_data->gpio_watchdog);
-		gpiod_put(ltc2952_data->gpio_kill);
-	}
 	return 0;
 }