diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rockchip.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rockchip.c
index ae33e376695f..5ce260f152ce 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rockchip.c
@@ -2092,6 +2092,23 @@ static bool rockchip_pinconf_pull_valid(struct rockchip_pin_ctrl *ctrl,
 	return false;
 }
 
+static int rockchip_pinconf_defer_output(struct rockchip_pin_bank *bank,
+					 unsigned int pin, u32 arg)
+{
+	struct rockchip_pin_output_deferred *cfg;
+
+	cfg = kzalloc(sizeof(*cfg), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cfg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	cfg->pin = pin;
+	cfg->arg = arg;
+
+	list_add_tail(&cfg->head, &bank->deferred_output);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* set the pin config settings for a specified pin */
 static int rockchip_pinconf_set(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned int pin,
 				unsigned long *configs, unsigned num_configs)
@@ -2136,6 +2153,22 @@ static int rockchip_pinconf_set(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned int pin,
 			if (rc != RK_FUNC_GPIO)
 				return -EINVAL;
 
+			/*
+			 * Check for gpio driver not being probed yet.
+			 * The lock makes sure that either gpio-probe has completed
+			 * or the gpio driver hasn't probed yet.
+			 */
+			mutex_lock(&bank->deferred_lock);
+			if (!gpio || !gpio->direction_output) {
+				rc = rockchip_pinconf_defer_output(bank, pin - bank->pin_base, arg);
+				mutex_unlock(&bank->deferred_lock);
+				if (rc)
+					return rc;
+
+				break;
+			}
+			mutex_unlock(&bank->deferred_lock);
+
 			rc = gpio->direction_output(gpio, pin - bank->pin_base,
 						    arg);
 			if (rc)
@@ -2204,6 +2237,11 @@ static int rockchip_pinconf_get(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned int pin,
 		if (rc != RK_FUNC_GPIO)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		if (!gpio || !gpio->get) {
+			arg = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		rc = gpio->get(gpio, pin - bank->pin_base);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			return rc;
@@ -2450,6 +2488,9 @@ static int rockchip_pinctrl_register(struct platform_device *pdev,
 						pin_bank->name, pin);
 			pdesc++;
 		}
+
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pin_bank->deferred_output);
+		mutex_init(&pin_bank->deferred_lock);
 	}
 
 	ret = rockchip_pinctrl_parse_dt(pdev, info);
@@ -2716,6 +2757,31 @@ static int rockchip_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int rockchip_pinctrl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct rockchip_pinctrl *info = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct rockchip_pin_bank *bank;
+	struct rockchip_pin_output_deferred *cfg;
+	int i;
+
+	of_platform_depopulate(&pdev->dev);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < info->ctrl->nr_banks; i++) {
+		bank = &info->ctrl->pin_banks[i];
+
+		mutex_lock(&bank->deferred_lock);
+		while (!list_empty(&bank->deferred_output)) {
+			cfg = list_first_entry(&bank->deferred_output,
+					       struct rockchip_pin_output_deferred, head);
+			list_del(&cfg->head);
+			kfree(cfg);
+		}
+		mutex_unlock(&bank->deferred_lock);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct rockchip_pin_bank px30_pin_banks[] = {
 	PIN_BANK_IOMUX_FLAGS(0, 32, "gpio0", IOMUX_SOURCE_PMU,
 					     IOMUX_SOURCE_PMU,
@@ -3175,6 +3241,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id rockchip_pinctrl_dt_match[] = {
 
 static struct platform_driver rockchip_pinctrl_driver = {
 	.probe		= rockchip_pinctrl_probe,
+	.remove		= rockchip_pinctrl_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "rockchip-pinctrl",
 		.pm = &rockchip_pinctrl_dev_pm_ops,
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rockchip.h b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rockchip.h
index 589d4d2a98c9..91f10279d084 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rockchip.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rockchip.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ struct rockchip_drv {
  * @toggle_edge_mode: bit mask to toggle (falling/rising) edge mode
  * @recalced_mask: bit mask to indicate a need to recalulate the mask
  * @route_mask: bits describing the routing pins of per bank
+ * @deferred_output: gpio output settings to be done after gpio bank probed
+ * @deferred_lock: mutex for the deferred_output shared btw gpio and pinctrl
  */
 struct rockchip_pin_bank {
 	struct device			*dev;
@@ -169,6 +171,8 @@ struct rockchip_pin_bank {
 	u32				toggle_edge_mode;
 	u32				recalced_mask;
 	u32				route_mask;
+	struct list_head		deferred_output;
+	struct mutex			deferred_lock;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -243,6 +247,12 @@ struct rockchip_pin_config {
 	unsigned int		nconfigs;
 };
 
+struct rockchip_pin_output_deferred {
+	struct list_head head;
+	unsigned int pin;
+	u32 arg;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct rockchip_pin_group: represent group of pins of a pinmux function.
  * @name: name of the pin group, used to lookup the group.