diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c
index 4c435cfa5d6e..46210512d8ec 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/syscon.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h>
 #include <linux/pinctrl/pinmux.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/regmap.h>
 
 #include "../core.h"
 #include "pinctrl-imx.h"
@@ -718,10 +720,12 @@ static int imx_pinctrl_probe_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,
 int imx_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		      struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info *info)
 {
+	struct regmap_config config = { .name = "gpr" };
 	struct device_node *dev_np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	struct device_node *np;
 	struct imx_pinctrl *ipctl;
 	struct resource *res;
+	struct regmap *gpr;
 	int ret, i;
 
 	if (!info || !info->pins || !info->npins) {
@@ -730,6 +734,12 @@ int imx_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	}
 	info->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
+	if (info->gpr_compatible) {
+		gpr = syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible(info->gpr_compatible);
+		if (!IS_ERR(gpr))
+			regmap_attach_dev(&pdev->dev, gpr, &config);
+	}
+
 	/* Create state holders etc for this driver */
 	ipctl = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*ipctl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ipctl)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h
index 2a592f657c18..3b8bd81a39a4 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info {
 	struct imx_pmx_func *functions;
 	unsigned int nfunctions;
 	unsigned int flags;
+	const char *gpr_compatible;
 };
 
 #define SHARE_MUX_CONF_REG	0x1
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx50.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx50.c
index 51b31df96273..8acc4d960cfa 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx50.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx50.c
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc imx50_pinctrl_pads[] = {
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx50_pinctrl_info = {
 	.pins = imx50_pinctrl_pads,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(imx50_pinctrl_pads),
+	.gpr_compatible = "fsl,imx50-iomuxc-gpr",
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id imx50_pinctrl_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx53.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx53.c
index 7344d340013c..d39dfd6a3a44 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx53.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx53.c
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc imx53_pinctrl_pads[] = {
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx53_pinctrl_info = {
 	.pins = imx53_pinctrl_pads,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(imx53_pinctrl_pads),
+	.gpr_compatible = "fsl,imx53-iomuxc-gpr",
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id imx53_pinctrl_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6dl.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6dl.c
index 6805c678c3b2..5a2cdb0549ce 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6dl.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6dl.c
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc imx6dl_pinctrl_pads[] = {
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx6dl_pinctrl_info = {
 	.pins = imx6dl_pinctrl_pads,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(imx6dl_pinctrl_pads),
+	.gpr_compatible = "fsl,imx6q-iomuxc-gpr",
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id imx6dl_pinctrl_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6q.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6q.c
index 4d1fcb861ac1..7d50a36b1086 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6q.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6q.c
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc imx6q_pinctrl_pads[] = {
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx6q_pinctrl_info = {
 	.pins = imx6q_pinctrl_pads,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(imx6q_pinctrl_pads),
+	.gpr_compatible = "fsl,imx6q-iomuxc-gpr",
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id imx6q_pinctrl_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sl.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sl.c
index 83fa5f19ae89..e27d17fdc69d 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sl.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sl.c
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc imx6sl_pinctrl_pads[] = {
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx6sl_pinctrl_info = {
 	.pins = imx6sl_pinctrl_pads,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(imx6sl_pinctrl_pads),
+	.gpr_compatible = "fsl,imx6sl-iomuxc-gpr",
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id imx6sl_pinctrl_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sx.c
index 0d78fe690818..117180c26c50 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sx.c
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc imx6sx_pinctrl_pads[] = {
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx6sx_pinctrl_info = {
 	.pins = imx6sx_pinctrl_pads,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(imx6sx_pinctrl_pads),
+	.gpr_compatible = "fsl,imx6sx-iomuxc-gpr",
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id imx6sx_pinctrl_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6ul.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6ul.c
index 08e75764e7be..78627c70c6ba 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6ul.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6ul.c
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc imx6ul_pinctrl_pads[] = {
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx6ul_pinctrl_info = {
 	.pins = imx6ul_pinctrl_pads,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(imx6ul_pinctrl_pads),
+	.gpr_compatible = "fsl,imx6ul-iomuxc-gpr",
 };
 
 static struct of_device_id imx6ul_pinctrl_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx7d.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx7d.c
index 16dc925117de..1c89613eb4b7 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx7d.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx7d.c
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc imx7d_lpsr_pinctrl_pads[] = {
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx7d_pinctrl_info = {
 	.pins = imx7d_pinctrl_pads,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(imx7d_pinctrl_pads),
+	.gpr_compatible = "fsl,imx7d-iomuxc-gpr",
 };
 
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx7d_lpsr_pinctrl_info = {