diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c b/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c
index 14bec2b20939..71f0913b7e2e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ enum ad2s1210_mode {
 	MOD_CONFIG = 0b11,
 };
 
+enum ad2s1210_resolution {
+	AD2S1210_RES_10 = 0b00,
+	AD2S1210_RES_12 = 0b01,
+	AD2S1210_RES_14 = 0b10,
+	AD2S1210_RES_16 = 0b11,
+};
+
 struct ad2s1210_state {
 	struct mutex lock;
 	struct spi_device *sdev;
@@ -72,13 +79,12 @@ struct ad2s1210_state {
 	struct gpio_desc *sample_gpio;
 	/** GPIO pins connected to A0 and A1 lines. */
 	struct gpio_descs *mode_gpios;
-	/** GPIO pins connected to RES0 and RES1 lines. */
-	struct gpio_descs *resolution_gpios;
 	/** Used to access config registers. */
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	/** The external oscillator frequency in Hz. */
 	unsigned long fclkin;
-	u8 resolution;
+	/** The selected resolution */
+	enum ad2s1210_resolution resolution;
 	u8 rx[2] __aligned(IIO_DMA_MINALIGN);
 	u8 tx[2];
 };
@@ -205,18 +211,6 @@ static int ad2s1210_set_excitation_frequency(struct ad2s1210_state *st,
 	return regmap_write(st->regmap, AD2S1210_REG_SOFT_RESET, 0);
 }
 
-static int ad2s1210_set_resolution_gpios(struct ad2s1210_state *st,
-					 u8 resolution)
-{
-	struct gpio_descs *gpios = st->resolution_gpios;
-	DECLARE_BITMAP(bitmap, 2);
-
-	bitmap[0] = (resolution - 10) >> 1;
-
-	return gpiod_set_array_value(gpios->ndescs, gpios->desc, gpios->info,
-				     bitmap);
-}
-
 static ssize_t excitation_frequency_show(struct device *dev,
 					 struct device_attribute *attr,
 					 char *buf)
@@ -265,50 +259,6 @@ static ssize_t excitation_frequency_store(struct device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t ad2s1210_show_resolution(struct device *dev,
-					struct device_attribute *attr,
-					char *buf)
-{
-	struct ad2s1210_state *st = iio_priv(dev_to_iio_dev(dev));
-
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", st->resolution);
-}
-
-static ssize_t ad2s1210_store_resolution(struct device *dev,
-					 struct device_attribute *attr,
-					 const char *buf, size_t len)
-{
-	struct ad2s1210_state *st = iio_priv(dev_to_iio_dev(dev));
-	unsigned char data;
-	unsigned char udata;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = kstrtou8(buf, 10, &udata);
-	if (ret || udata < 10 || udata > 16) {
-		dev_err(dev, "ad2s1210: resolution out of range\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	data = (udata - 10) >> 1;
-
-	mutex_lock(&st->lock);
-	ret = regmap_update_bits(st->regmap, AD2S1210_REG_CONTROL,
-				 AD2S1210_SET_RES, data);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error_ret;
-
-	ret = ad2s1210_set_resolution_gpios(st, udata);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error_ret;
-
-	st->resolution = udata;
-	ret = len;
-
-error_ret:
-	mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /* read the fault register since last sample */
 static ssize_t ad2s1210_show_fault(struct device *dev,
 				   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
@@ -556,8 +506,6 @@ static int ad2s1210_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 }
 
 static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR_RW(excitation_frequency, 0);
-static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(bits, 0644,
-		       ad2s1210_show_resolution, ad2s1210_store_resolution, 0);
 static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(fault, 0644,
 		       ad2s1210_show_fault, ad2s1210_clear_fault, 0);
 
@@ -604,7 +552,6 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec ad2s1210_channels[] = {
 
 static struct attribute *ad2s1210_attributes[] = {
 	&iio_dev_attr_excitation_frequency.dev_attr.attr,
-	&iio_dev_attr_bits.dev_attr.attr,
 	&iio_dev_attr_fault.dev_attr.attr,
 	&iio_dev_attr_los_thrd.dev_attr.attr,
 	&iio_dev_attr_dos_ovr_thrd.dev_attr.attr,
@@ -626,12 +573,10 @@ static int ad2s1210_initial(struct ad2s1210_state *st)
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&st->lock);
-	ret = ad2s1210_set_resolution_gpios(st, st->resolution);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 
 	data = AD2S1210_DEF_CONTROL & ~AD2S1210_SET_RES;
-	data |= (st->resolution - 10) >> 1;
+	data |= st->resolution;
+
 	ret = regmap_write(st->regmap, AD2S1210_REG_CONTROL, data);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error_ret;
@@ -670,6 +615,26 @@ static const struct iio_info ad2s1210_info = {
 	.debugfs_reg_access = &ad2s1210_debugfs_reg_access,
 };
 
+static int ad2s1210_setup_properties(struct ad2s1210_state *st)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &st->sdev->dev;
+	u32 val;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = device_property_read_u32(dev, "assigned-resolution-bits", &val);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
+			"failed to read assigned-resolution-bits property\n");
+
+	if (val < 10 || val > 16)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
+				     "resolution out of range: %u\n", val);
+
+	st->resolution = (val - 10) >> 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ad2s1210_setup_clocks(struct ad2s1210_state *st)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &st->sdev->dev;
@@ -691,6 +656,9 @@ static int ad2s1210_setup_clocks(struct ad2s1210_state *st)
 static int ad2s1210_setup_gpios(struct ad2s1210_state *st)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &st->sdev->dev;
+	struct gpio_descs *resolution_gpios;
+	DECLARE_BITMAP(bitmap, 2);
+	int ret;
 
 	/* should not be sampling on startup */
 	st->sample_gpio = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "sample", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
@@ -708,16 +676,31 @@ static int ad2s1210_setup_gpios(struct ad2s1210_state *st)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
 				     "requires exactly 2 mode-gpios\n");
 
-	/* both pins high means that we start with 16-bit resolution */
-	st->resolution_gpios = devm_gpiod_get_array(dev, "resolution",
-						    GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
-	if (IS_ERR(st->resolution_gpios))
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(st->resolution_gpios),
+	/* If resolution gpios are provided, they get set to the required
+	 * resolution, otherwise it is assumed the RES0 and RES1 pins are
+	 * hard-wired to match the resolution indicated in the devicetree.
+	 */
+	resolution_gpios = devm_gpiod_get_array_optional(dev, "resolution",
+							 GPIOD_ASIS);
+	if (IS_ERR(resolution_gpios))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(resolution_gpios),
 				     "failed to request resolution GPIOs\n");
 
-	if (st->resolution_gpios->ndescs != 2)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
-				     "requires exactly 2 resolution-gpios\n");
+	if (resolution_gpios) {
+		if (resolution_gpios->ndescs != 2)
+			return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
+				      "requires exactly 2 resolution-gpios\n");
+
+		bitmap[0] = st->resolution;
+
+		ret = gpiod_set_array_value(resolution_gpios->ndescs,
+					    resolution_gpios->desc,
+					    resolution_gpios->info,
+					    bitmap);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
+					     "failed to set resolution gpios\n");
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -782,7 +765,10 @@ static int ad2s1210_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	mutex_init(&st->lock);
 	st->sdev = spi;
-	st->resolution = 12;
+
+	ret = ad2s1210_setup_properties(st);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = ad2s1210_setup_clocks(st);
 	if (ret < 0)
