diff --git a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-gpio.c b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-gpio.c
index fc911dfec0ef..3b3e6869e856 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-gpio.c
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ static int gpio_trig_activate(struct led_classdev *led)
 	 * The generic property "trigger-sources" is followed,
 	 * and we hope that this is a GPIO.
 	 */
-	gpio_data->gpiod = gpiod_get_optional(dev, "trigger-sources", GPIOD_IN);
+	gpio_data->gpiod = gpiod_get_optional(dev, "trigger-sources",
+					      GPIOD_IN | GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_NONEXCLUSIVE);
 	if (IS_ERR(gpio_data->gpiod)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(gpio_data->gpiod);
 		kfree(gpio_data);