diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c
index cbca6dc..f9483ae 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/err.h>
-#include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
@@ -29,16 +28,6 @@
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME "spear-pinmux"
 
-static inline u32 pmx_readl(struct spear_pmx *pmx, u32 reg)
-{
-	return readl_relaxed(pmx->vbase + reg);
-}
-
-static inline void pmx_writel(struct spear_pmx *pmx, u32 val, u32 reg)
-{
-	writel_relaxed(val, pmx->vbase + reg);
-}
-
 static void muxregs_endisable(struct spear_pmx *pmx,
 		struct spear_muxreg *muxregs, u8 count, bool enable)
 {
@@ -316,16 +305,25 @@ static int gpio_request_endisable(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		struct pinctrl_gpio_range *range, unsigned offset, bool enable)
 {
 	struct spear_pmx *pmx = pinctrl_dev_get_drvdata(pctldev);
+	struct spear_pinctrl_machdata *machdata = pmx->machdata;
 	struct spear_gpio_pingroup *gpio_pingroup;
 
+	/*
+	 * Some SoC have configuration options applicable to group of pins,
+	 * rather than a single pin.
+	 */
 	gpio_pingroup = get_gpio_pingroup(pmx, offset);
-	if (IS_ERR(gpio_pingroup))
-		return PTR_ERR(gpio_pingroup);
-
 	if (gpio_pingroup)
 		muxregs_endisable(pmx, gpio_pingroup->muxregs,
 				gpio_pingroup->nmuxregs, enable);
 
+	/*
+	 * SoC may need some extra configurations, or configurations for single
+	 * pin
+	 */
+	if (machdata->gpio_request_endisable)
+		machdata->gpio_request_endisable(pmx, offset, enable);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.h b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.h
index 94f142c..b063327 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.h
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
 #define __PINMUX_SPEAR_H__
 
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct platform_device;
 struct device;
+struct spear_pmx;
 
 /**
  * struct spear_pmx_mode - SPEAr pmx mode
@@ -155,6 +157,8 @@ struct spear_pinctrl_machdata {
 	struct spear_pingroup **groups;
 	unsigned ngroups;
 	struct spear_gpio_pingroup *gpio_pingroups;
+	void (*gpio_request_endisable)(struct spear_pmx *pmx, int offset,
+			bool enable);
 	unsigned ngpio_pingroups;
 
 	bool modes_supported;
@@ -178,6 +182,16 @@ struct spear_pmx {
 };
 
 /* exported routines */
+static inline u32 pmx_readl(struct spear_pmx *pmx, u32 reg)
+{
+	return readl_relaxed(pmx->vbase + reg);
+}
+
+static inline void pmx_writel(struct spear_pmx *pmx, u32 val, u32 reg)
+{
+	writel_relaxed(val, pmx->vbase + reg);
+}
+
 void __devinit pmx_init_addr(struct spear_pinctrl_machdata *machdata, u16 reg);
 void __devinit
 pmx_init_gpio_pingroup_addr(struct spear_gpio_pingroup *gpio_pingroup,
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear1340.c b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear1340.c
index 0606b8c..0b4af0e 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear1340.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear1340.c
@@ -1971,6 +1971,32 @@ static struct spear_function *spear1340_functions[] = {
 	&sata_function,
 };
 
+static void gpio_request_endisable(struct spear_pmx *pmx, int pin,
+		bool enable)
+{
+	unsigned int regoffset, regindex, bitoffset;
+	unsigned int val;
+
+	/* pin++ as gpio configuration starts from 2nd bit of base register */
+	pin++;
+
+	regindex = pin / 32;
+	bitoffset = pin % 32;
+
+	if (regindex <= 3)
+		regoffset = PAD_FUNCTION_EN_1 + regindex * sizeof(int *);
+	else
+		regoffset = PAD_FUNCTION_EN_5 + (regindex - 4) * sizeof(int *);
+
+	val = pmx_readl(pmx, regoffset);
+	if (enable)
+		val &= ~(0x1 << bitoffset);
+	else
+		val |= 0x1 << bitoffset;
+
+	pmx_writel(pmx, val, regoffset);
+}
+
 static struct spear_pinctrl_machdata spear1340_machdata = {
 	.pins = spear1340_pins,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(spear1340_pins),
@@ -1978,6 +2004,7 @@ static struct spear_pinctrl_machdata spear1340_machdata = {
 	.ngroups = ARRAY_SIZE(spear1340_pingroups),
 	.functions = spear1340_functions,
 	.nfunctions = ARRAY_SIZE(spear1340_functions),
+	.gpio_request_endisable = gpio_request_endisable,
 	.modes_supported = false,
 };
 
