diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/palmte2.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/palmte2.c
index 3f25014a136c..66311c7cf37a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/palmte2.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/palmte2.c
@@ -136,30 +136,14 @@ static struct platform_device palmte2_pxa_keys = {
 /******************************************************************************
  * Backlight
  ******************************************************************************/
+static struct gpio palmte_bl_gpios[] = {
+	{ GPIO_NR_PALMTE2_BL_POWER, GPIOF_INIT_LOW, "Backlight power" },
+	{ GPIO_NR_PALMTE2_LCD_POWER, GPIOF_INIT_LOW, "LCD power" },
+};
+
 static int palmte2_backlight_init(struct device *dev)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = gpio_request(GPIO_NR_PALMTE2_BL_POWER, "BL POWER");
-	if (ret)
-		goto err;
-	ret = gpio_direction_output(GPIO_NR_PALMTE2_BL_POWER, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err2;
-	ret = gpio_request(GPIO_NR_PALMTE2_LCD_POWER, "LCD POWER");
-	if (ret)
-		goto err2;
-	ret = gpio_direction_output(GPIO_NR_PALMTE2_LCD_POWER, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err3;
-
-	return 0;
-err3:
-	gpio_free(GPIO_NR_PALMTE2_LCD_POWER);
-err2:
-	gpio_free(GPIO_NR_PALMTE2_BL_POWER);
-err:
-	return ret;
+	return gpio_request_array(ARRAY_AND_SIZE(palmte_bl_gpios));
 }
 
 static int palmte2_backlight_notify(struct device *dev, int brightness)
@@ -171,8 +155,7 @@ static int palmte2_backlight_notify(struct device *dev, int brightness)
 
 static void palmte2_backlight_exit(struct device *dev)
 {
-	gpio_free(GPIO_NR_PALMTE2_BL_POWER);
-	gpio_free(GPIO_NR_PALMTE2_LCD_POWER);
+	gpio_free_array(ARRAY_AND_SIZE(palmte_bl_gpios));
 }
 
 static struct platform_pwm_backlight_data palmte2_backlight_data = {