diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index ef8ccaf17c9c..28f7265c5d56 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1029,6 +1029,13 @@ int gpiochip_add_hog(struct gpio_chip *gc, struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 			ret = of_gpiochip_get_lflags(gc, &gpiospec, &lflags);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
+
+			/*
+			 * If no line-name property is present, fall back to the OF
+			 * node name as in the previous implementation.
+			 */
+			if (!name)
+				name = to_of_node(fwnode)->name;
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW is currently the only lookup flag