diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi.c
index f2d73289230f..c9625dcae27c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi.c
@@ -563,13 +563,20 @@ static void corgi_bl_kick_battery(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static struct gpiod_lookup_table corgi_lcdcon_gpio_table = {
+	.dev_id = "spi0.1",
+	.table = {
+		GPIO_LOOKUP("gpio-pxa", CORGI_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT,
+			    "BL_CONT", GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH),
+		{ },
+	},
+};
+
 static struct corgi_lcd_platform_data corgi_lcdcon_info = {
 	.init_mode		= CORGI_LCD_MODE_VGA,
 	.max_intensity		= 0x2f,
 	.default_intensity	= 0x1f,
 	.limit_mask		= 0x0b,
-	.gpio_backlight_cont	= CORGI_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT,
-	.gpio_backlight_on	= -1,
 	.kick_battery		= corgi_bl_kick_battery,
 };
 
@@ -609,6 +616,7 @@ static struct spi_board_info corgi_spi_devices[] = {
 static void __init corgi_init_spi(void)
 {
 	pxa2xx_set_spi_info(1, &corgi_spi_info);
+	gpiod_add_lookup_table(&corgi_lcdcon_gpio_table);
 	spi_register_board_info(ARRAY_AND_SIZE(corgi_spi_devices));
 }
 #else
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c
index a4fdc399d152..82e80a257c0f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c
@@ -525,13 +525,33 @@ static void spitz_bl_kick_battery(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static struct gpiod_lookup_table spitz_lcdcon_gpio_table = {
+	.dev_id = "spi0.1",
+	.table = {
+		GPIO_LOOKUP("gpio-pxa", SPITZ_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT,
+			    "BL_CONT", GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW),
+		GPIO_LOOKUP("gpio-pxa", SPITZ_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ON,
+			    "BL_ON", GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH),
+		{ },
+	},
+};
+
+static struct gpiod_lookup_table akita_lcdcon_gpio_table = {
+	.dev_id = "spi0.1",
+	.table = {
+		GPIO_LOOKUP("gpio-pxa", AKITA_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT,
+			    "BL_CONT", GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW),
+		GPIO_LOOKUP("gpio-pxa", AKITA_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ON,
+			    "BL_ON", GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH),
+		{ },
+	},
+};
+
 static struct corgi_lcd_platform_data spitz_lcdcon_info = {
 	.init_mode		= CORGI_LCD_MODE_VGA,
 	.max_intensity		= 0x2f,
 	.default_intensity	= 0x1f,
 	.limit_mask		= 0x0b,
-	.gpio_backlight_cont	= SPITZ_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT,
-	.gpio_backlight_on	= SPITZ_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ON,
 	.kick_battery		= spitz_bl_kick_battery,
 };
 
@@ -574,12 +594,10 @@ static struct pxa2xx_spi_controller spitz_spi_info = {
 
 static void __init spitz_spi_init(void)
 {
-	struct corgi_lcd_platform_data *lcd_data = &spitz_lcdcon_info;
-
-	if (machine_is_akita()) {
-		lcd_data->gpio_backlight_cont = AKITA_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT;
-		lcd_data->gpio_backlight_on = AKITA_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ON;
-	}
+	if (machine_is_akita())
+		gpiod_add_lookup_table(&akita_lcdcon_gpio_table);
+	else
+		gpiod_add_lookup_table(&spitz_lcdcon_gpio_table);
 
 	pxa2xx_set_spi_info(2, &spitz_spi_info);
 	spi_register_board_info(ARRAY_AND_SIZE(spitz_spi_devices));
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/corgi_lcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/corgi_lcd.c
index 68f7592c5060..25ef0cbd7583 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/corgi_lcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/corgi_lcd.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/lcd.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ struct corgi_lcd {
 	int	mode;
 	char	buf[2];
 
-	int	gpio_backlight_on;
-	int	gpio_backlight_cont;
-	int	gpio_backlight_cont_inverted;
+	struct gpio_desc *backlight_on;
+	struct gpio_desc *backlight_cont;
 
 	void (*kick_battery)(void);
 };
@@ -403,13 +402,13 @@ static int corgi_bl_set_intensity(struct corgi_lcd *lcd, int intensity)
 	corgi_ssp_lcdtg_send(lcd, DUTYCTRL_ADRS, intensity);
 
 	/* Bit 5 via GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT */
-	cont = !!(intensity & 0x20) ^ lcd->gpio_backlight_cont_inverted;
+	cont = !!(intensity & 0x20);
 
-	if (gpio_is_valid(lcd->gpio_backlight_cont))
-		gpio_set_value_cansleep(lcd->gpio_backlight_cont, cont);
+	if (lcd->backlight_cont)
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(lcd->backlight_cont, cont);
 
-	if (gpio_is_valid(lcd->gpio_backlight_on))
-		gpio_set_value_cansleep(lcd->gpio_backlight_on, intensity);
+	if (lcd->backlight_on)
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(lcd->backlight_on, intensity);
 
 	if (lcd->kick_battery)
 		lcd->kick_battery();
@@ -482,48 +481,17 @@ static int setup_gpio_backlight(struct corgi_lcd *lcd,
 				struct corgi_lcd_platform_data *pdata)
 {
 	struct spi_device *spi = lcd->spi_dev;
-	int err;
-
-	lcd->gpio_backlight_on = -1;
-	lcd->gpio_backlight_cont = -1;
-
-	if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->gpio_backlight_on)) {
-		err = devm_gpio_request(&spi->dev, pdata->gpio_backlight_on,
-					"BL_ON");
-		if (err) {
-			dev_err(&spi->dev,
-				"failed to request GPIO%d for backlight_on\n",
-				pdata->gpio_backlight_on);
-			return err;
-		}
-
-		lcd->gpio_backlight_on = pdata->gpio_backlight_on;
-		gpio_direction_output(lcd->gpio_backlight_on, 0);
-	}
 
-	if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->gpio_backlight_cont)) {
-		err = devm_gpio_request(&spi->dev, pdata->gpio_backlight_cont,
-					"BL_CONT");
-		if (err) {
-			dev_err(&spi->dev,
-				"failed to request GPIO%d for backlight_cont\n",
-				pdata->gpio_backlight_cont);
-			return err;
-		}
-
-		lcd->gpio_backlight_cont = pdata->gpio_backlight_cont;
-
-		/* spitz and akita use both GPIOs for backlight, and
-		 * have inverted polarity of GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT
-		 */
-		if (gpio_is_valid(lcd->gpio_backlight_on)) {
-			lcd->gpio_backlight_cont_inverted = 1;
-			gpio_direction_output(lcd->gpio_backlight_cont, 1);
-		} else {
-			lcd->gpio_backlight_cont_inverted = 0;
-			gpio_direction_output(lcd->gpio_backlight_cont, 0);
-		}
-	}
+	lcd->backlight_on = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&spi->dev,
+						    "BL_ON", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	if (IS_ERR(lcd->backlight_on))
+		return PTR_ERR(lcd->backlight_on);
+
+	lcd->backlight_cont = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&spi->dev, "BL_CONT",
+						      GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	if (IS_ERR(lcd->backlight_cont))
+		return PTR_ERR(lcd->backlight_cont);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/corgi_lcd.h b/include/linux/spi/corgi_lcd.h
index edf4beccdadb..0b857616919c 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/corgi_lcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/corgi_lcd.h
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ struct corgi_lcd_platform_data {
 	int	default_intensity;
 	int	limit_mask;
 
-	int	gpio_backlight_on;	/* -1 if n/a */
-	int	gpio_backlight_cont;	/* -1 if n/a */
-
 	void (*notify)(int intensity);
 	void (*kick_battery)(void);
 };
