diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 342c9604f46a..166160cc9956 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -678,14 +678,13 @@ static int linehandle_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 	/* Request each GPIO */
 	for (i = 0; i < handlereq.lines; i++) {
 		u32 offset = handlereq.lineoffsets[i];
-		struct gpio_desc *desc;
+		struct gpio_desc *desc = gpiochip_get_desc(gdev->chip, offset);
 
-		if (offset >= gdev->ngpio) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+		if (IS_ERR(desc)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(desc);
 			goto out_free_descs;
 		}
 
-		desc = &gdev->descs[offset];
 		ret = gpiod_request(desc, lh->label);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_free_descs;