diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index e5fb60111151..c433a095907f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -999,14 +999,17 @@ int gpiochip_add_hog(struct gpio_chip *gc, struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (fwnode_property_present(fwnode, "input"))
+	if (fwnode_property_present(fwnode, "input")) {
 		dflags |= GPIOD_IN;
-	else if (fwnode_property_present(fwnode, "output-low"))
+	} else if (fwnode_property_present(fwnode, "output-low")) {
 		dflags |= GPIOD_OUT_LOW;
-	else if (fwnode_property_present(fwnode, "output-high"))
+	} else if (fwnode_property_present(fwnode, "output-high")) {
 		dflags |= GPIOD_OUT_HIGH;
-	else
-		return -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		gpiochip_warn(gc, "%pfwP: no hogging state specified, bailing out\n",
+			      fwnode);
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	fwnode_property_read_string(fwnode, "line-name", &name);