diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-aspeed.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-aspeed.c
index d3aa1cfd4ace..af851c89cacc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-aspeed.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-aspeed.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static int aspeed_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 	if (!have_gpio(gpiochip_get_data(chip), offset))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return pinctrl_gpio_request_new(chip, offset);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 }
 
 static void aspeed_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c
index 35c65ff43f71..08c5427deb71 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int em_gio_to_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 
 static int em_gio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 {
-	return pinctrl_gpio_request_new(chip, offset);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 }
 
 static void em_gio_free(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c
index 47121e1a6d4e..8c98730a7ad2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int gpio_rcar_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	error = pinctrl_gpio_request_new(chip, offset);
+	error = pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 	if (error)
 		pm_runtime_put(p->dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-tegra.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-tegra.c
index 08951ddcd294..c974ba368d18 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-tegra.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void tegra_gpio_disable(struct tegra_gpio_info *tgi, unsigned int gpio)
 
 static int tegra_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 {
-	return pinctrl_gpio_request_new(chip, offset);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 }
 
 static void tegra_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 511f6220071d..7fc97f7ac3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ int gpiochip_generic_request(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 		return 0;
 #endif
 
-	return pinctrl_gpio_request_new(gc, offset);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_request(gc, offset);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiochip_generic_request);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/bcm/pinctrl-iproc-gpio.c b/drivers/pinctrl/bcm/pinctrl-iproc-gpio.c
index fb98c3e14743..8162dd840933 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/bcm/pinctrl-iproc-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/bcm/pinctrl-iproc-gpio.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int iproc_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
 	if (!chip->pinmux_is_supported)
 		return 0;
 
-	return pinctrl_gpio_request_new(gc, offset);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_request(gc, offset);
 }
 
 static void iproc_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index eb12aec39ed1..4ce6c73d9813 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ bool pinctrl_gpio_can_use_line(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_gpio_can_use_line);
 
 /**
- * pinctrl_gpio_request_new() - request a single pin to be used as GPIO
+ * pinctrl_gpio_request() - request a single pin to be used as GPIO
  * @gc: GPIO chip structure from the GPIO subsystem
  * @offset: hardware offset of the GPIO relative to the controller
  *
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_gpio_can_use_line);
  * as part of their gpio_request() semantics, platforms and individual drivers
  * shall *NOT* request GPIO pins to be muxed in.
  */
-int pinctrl_gpio_request_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
+int pinctrl_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	struct pinctrl_gpio_range *range;
 	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev;
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ int pinctrl_gpio_request_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_gpio_request_new);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_gpio_request);
 
 /**
  * pinctrl_gpio_free_new() - free control on a single pin, currently used as GPIO
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm7xx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm7xx.c
index 62134a7f0b4e..ad39b8c060b7 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm7xx.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int npcmgpio_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(chip->parent, "gpio_request: offset%d\n", offset);
-	ret = pinctrl_gpio_request_new(chip, offset);
+	ret = pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm8xx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm8xx.c
index 0b6d6964087e..dd4532ae62bf 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm8xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm8xx.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static int npcmgpio_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 	struct npcm8xx_gpio *bank = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pinctrl_gpio_request_new(chip, offset);
+	ret = pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/gpio.c b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/gpio.c
index e7771a57e6d1..0c4f4d8d0891 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/gpio.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int gpio_pin_request(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
 	if (idx < 0 || pfc->info->pins[idx].enum_id == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return pinctrl_gpio_request_new(gc, offset);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_request(gc, offset);
 }
 
 static void gpio_pin_free(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
index b9195fff0abd..d7ce56243a78 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ static int rzg2l_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 	u8 reg8;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pinctrl_gpio_request_new(chip, offset);
+	ret = pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzv2m.c b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzv2m.c
index 3d29c77a5aad..1ec0922f735c 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzv2m.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzv2m.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ static int rzv2m_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 	u8 bit = RZV2M_PIN_ID_TO_PIN(offset);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pinctrl_gpio_request_new(chip, offset);
+	ret = pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-plgpio.c b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-plgpio.c
index 7488f6394318..6d3b7ce1c35a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-plgpio.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-plgpio.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static int plgpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	if (offset >= chip->ngpio)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = pinctrl_gpio_request_new(chip, offset);
+	ret = pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7100.c b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7100.c
index 22a2db8fa315..88e39f68ef25 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7100.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7100.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static struct pinctrl_desc starfive_desc = {
 
 static int starfive_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int gpio)
 {
-	return pinctrl_gpio_request_new(gc, gpio);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_request(gc, gpio);
 }
 
 static void starfive_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int gpio)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
index 5557ef3fbeb2..c458c6fb992f 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static const struct pinconf_ops jh7110_pinconf_ops = {
 
 static int jh7110_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int gpio)
 {
-	return pinctrl_gpio_request_new(gc, gpio);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_request(gc, gpio);
 }
 
 static void jh7110_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int gpio)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c b/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c
index 11d9f07934bd..dddbdc1a64c5 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int stm32_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return pinctrl_gpio_request_new(chip, offset);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 }
 
 static void stm32_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
index 4f9ead7f65d2..05b2dae05f24 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct pinctrl_state;
 
 /* External interface to pin control */
 bool pinctrl_gpio_can_use_line(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset);
-int pinctrl_gpio_request_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset);
+int pinctrl_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset);
 void pinctrl_gpio_free_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset);
 int pinctrl_gpio_direction_input_new(struct gpio_chip *gc,
 				     unsigned int offset);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pinctrl_gpio_can_use_line(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 }
 
 static inline int
-pinctrl_gpio_request_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
+pinctrl_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
