diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgene.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgene.c
index 150e7f1c5ae8..35104fd06bb9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgene.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgene.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ static int xgene_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	gpio->chip.ngpio = XGENE_MAX_GPIOS;
 
+	spin_lock_init(&gpio->lock);
 	gpio->chip.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	gpio->chip.direction_input = xgene_gpio_dir_in;
 	gpio->chip.direction_output = xgene_gpio_dir_out;