diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-nokia770.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-nokia770.c
index a5bf5554800f..72d9e92a1071 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-nokia770.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-nokia770.c
@@ -36,27 +36,6 @@
 #include "clock.h"
 #include "mmc.h"
 
-static const struct software_node nokia770_mpuio_gpiochip_node = {
-	.name = "mpuio",
-};
-
-static const struct software_node nokia770_gpiochip1_node = {
-	.name = "gpio-0-15",
-};
-
-static const struct software_node nokia770_gpiochip2_node = {
-	.name = "gpio-16-31",
-};
-
-static const struct software_node *nokia770_gpiochip_nodes[] = {
-	&nokia770_mpuio_gpiochip_node,
-	&nokia770_gpiochip1_node,
-	&nokia770_gpiochip2_node,
-	NULL
-};
-
-#define ADS7846_PENDOWN_GPIO	15
-
 static const unsigned int nokia770_keymap[] = {
 	KEY(1, 0, GROUP_0 | KEY_UP),
 	KEY(2, 0, GROUP_1 | KEY_F5),
@@ -112,7 +91,7 @@ static const struct omap_lcd_config nokia770_lcd_config __initconst = {
 };
 
 static const struct property_entry nokia770_mipid_props[] = {
-	PROPERTY_ENTRY_GPIO("reset-gpios", &nokia770_gpiochip1_node,
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_GPIO("reset-gpios", &omap16xx_gpio1_swnode,
 			    13, GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW),
 	{ }
 };
@@ -138,8 +117,7 @@ static const struct property_entry nokia770_ads7846_props[] = {
 	PROPERTY_ENTRY_U16("ti,x-plate-ohms", 180),
 	PROPERTY_ENTRY_U16("ti,debounce-tol", 3),
 	PROPERTY_ENTRY_U16("ti,debounce-rep", 1),
-	PROPERTY_ENTRY_GPIO("pendown-gpios", &nokia770_gpiochip1_node,
-			    ADS7846_PENDOWN_GPIO, GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW),
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_GPIO("pendown-gpios", &omap16xx_gpio1_swnode, 15, GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW),
 	{ }
 };
 
@@ -225,9 +203,9 @@ static inline void nokia770_mmc_init(void)
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C_CBUS_GPIO)
 
 static const struct software_node_ref_args nokia770_cbus_gpio_refs[] = {
-	SOFTWARE_NODE_REFERENCE(&nokia770_mpuio_gpiochip_node, 9, 0),
-	SOFTWARE_NODE_REFERENCE(&nokia770_mpuio_gpiochip_node, 10, 0),
-	SOFTWARE_NODE_REFERENCE(&nokia770_mpuio_gpiochip_node, 11, 0),
+	SOFTWARE_NODE_REFERENCE(&omap16xx_mpu_gpio_swnode, 9, 0),
+	SOFTWARE_NODE_REFERENCE(&omap16xx_mpu_gpio_swnode, 10, 0),
+	SOFTWARE_NODE_REFERENCE(&omap16xx_mpu_gpio_swnode, 11, 0),
 };
 
 static const struct property_entry nokia770_cbus_props[] = {
@@ -318,7 +296,6 @@ static void __init omap_nokia770_init(void)
 	/* Unmask SleepX signal */
 	omap_writew((omap_readw(0xfffb5004) & ~2), 0xfffb5004);
 
-	software_node_register_node_group(nokia770_gpiochip_nodes);
 	platform_add_devices(nokia770_devices, ARRAY_SIZE(nokia770_devices));
 
 	gpiod_add_lookup_table(&nokia770_irq_gpio_table);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/common.h
index 7a7c3d9eb84a..c0f6e231fdb4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/common.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #include "soc.h"
 #include "i2c.h"
 
+extern const struct software_node omap16xx_mpu_gpio_swnode;
+extern const struct software_node omap16xx_gpio1_swnode;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_SERIAL_WAKE
 int omap_serial_wakeup_init(void);
 #else
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/gpio16xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/gpio16xx.c
index 9cca29f86054..0f97972fd248 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/gpio16xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/gpio16xx.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/platform_data/gpio-omap.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/soc/ti/omap1-io.h>
 
 #include "hardware.h"
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ static struct omap_gpio_platform_data omap16xx_mpu_gpio_config = {
 	.regs                   = &omap16xx_mpuio_regs,
 };
 
+const struct software_node omap16xx_mpu_gpio_swnode = { };
+
 static const struct platform_device_info omap16xx_mpu_gpio = {
 	.name           = "omap_gpio",
 	.id             = 0,
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ static const struct platform_device_info omap16xx_mpu_gpio = {
 	.size_data      = sizeof(omap16xx_mpu_gpio_config),
 	.num_res        = ARRAY_SIZE(omap16xx_mpu_gpio_resources),
 	.res            = omap16xx_mpu_gpio_resources,
+	.swnode         = &omap16xx_mpu_gpio_swnode,
 };
 
 /* gpio1 */
@@ -98,6 +102,8 @@ static struct omap_gpio_platform_data omap16xx_gpio1_config = {
 	.regs                   = &omap16xx_gpio_regs,
 };
 
+const struct software_node omap16xx_gpio1_swnode = { };
+
 static const struct platform_device_info omap16xx_gpio1 = {
 	.name           = "omap_gpio",
 	.id             = 1,
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ static const struct platform_device_info omap16xx_gpio1 = {
 	.size_data      = sizeof(omap16xx_gpio1_config),
 	.num_res        = ARRAY_SIZE(omap16xx_gpio1_resources),
 	.res            = omap16xx_gpio1_resources,
+	.swnode         = &omap16xx_gpio1_swnode,
 };
 
 /* gpio2 */