diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c
index 6fd12706405..594e0a470a9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <clk.h>
 #include <dm.h>
+#include <dm/pinctrl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <asm/gpio.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -117,19 +118,17 @@ static int rcar_gpio_get_function(struct udevice *dev, unsigned offset)
 static int rcar_gpio_request(struct udevice *dev, unsigned offset,
 			     const char *label)
 {
-	struct rcar_gpio_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
-	struct udevice *pctldev;
-	int ret;
+	return pinctrl_gpio_request(dev, offset);
+}
 
-	ret = uclass_get_device(UCLASS_PINCTRL, 0, &pctldev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return sh_pfc_config_mux_for_gpio(pctldev, priv->pfc_offset + offset);
+static int rcar_gpio_free(struct udevice *dev, unsigned offset)
+{
+	return pinctrl_gpio_free(dev, offset);
 }
 
 static const struct dm_gpio_ops rcar_gpio_ops = {
 	.request		= rcar_gpio_request,
+	.free			= rcar_gpio_free,
 	.direction_input	= rcar_gpio_direction_input,
 	.direction_output	= rcar_gpio_direction_output,
 	.get_value		= rcar_gpio_get_value,