diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
index 8b8c43b3c27f..32a2691185df 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ static int ads7846_setup_pendown(struct spi_device *spi,
 	if (pdata->get_pendown_state) {
 		ts->get_pendown_state = pdata->get_pendown_state;
 	} else {
-		ts->gpio_pendown = gpiod_get(&spi->dev, "pendown", GPIOD_IN);
+		ts->gpio_pendown = devm_gpiod_get(&spi->dev, "pendown", GPIOD_IN);
 		if (IS_ERR(ts->gpio_pendown)) {
 			dev_err(&spi->dev, "failed to request pendown GPIO\n");
 			return PTR_ERR(ts->gpio_pendown);