diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/soc_button_array.c b/drivers/input/misc/soc_button_array.c
index bbd433c4a5aa..908b51089dee 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/soc_button_array.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/soc_button_array.c
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ static int soc_button_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	button_info = (struct soc_button_info *)id->driver_data;
 
+	if (gpiod_count(&pdev->dev, KBUILD_MODNAME) <= 0) {
+		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "no GPIO attached, ignoring...\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;