diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.c
index 1706ebcec08d79c08ea23191b949266613c9406e..c1875862679fc7092044644bf83e6948ecdbe4c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.c
@@ -63,28 +63,30 @@ void __init omap_ads7846_init(int bus_num, int gpio_pendown, int gpio_debounce,
 	struct spi_board_info *spi_bi = &ads7846_spi_board_info;
 	int err;
 
-	if (board_pdata && board_pdata->get_pendown_state) {
-		err = gpio_request_one(gpio_pendown, GPIOF_IN, "TSPenDown");
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("Couldn't obtain gpio for TSPenDown: %d\n", err);
-			return;
-		}
-		gpio_export(gpio_pendown, 0);
-
-		if (gpio_debounce)
-			gpio_set_debounce(gpio_pendown, gpio_debounce);
+	err = gpio_request_one(gpio_pendown, GPIOF_IN, "TSPenDown");
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("Couldn't obtain gpio for TSPenDown: %d\n", err);
+		return;
 	}
 
+	if (gpio_debounce)
+		gpio_set_debounce(gpio_pendown, gpio_debounce);
+
 	spi_bi->bus_num	= bus_num;
 	spi_bi->irq	= gpio_to_irq(gpio_pendown);
 
 	if (board_pdata) {
 		board_pdata->gpio_pendown = gpio_pendown;
 		spi_bi->platform_data = board_pdata;
+		if (board_pdata->get_pendown_state)
+			gpio_export(gpio_pendown, 0);
 	} else {
 		ads7846_config.gpio_pendown = gpio_pendown;
 	}
 
+	if (!board_pdata || (board_pdata && !board_pdata->get_pendown_state))
+		gpio_free(gpio_pendown);
+
 	spi_register_board_info(&ads7846_spi_board_info, 1);
 }
 #else