diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 230e41562462b..a7e3fd512e2d8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -4204,6 +4204,8 @@ struct gpio_desc *gpiod_get_from_of_node(struct device_node *node,
 	transitory = flags & OF_GPIO_TRANSITORY;
 
 	ret = gpiod_request(desc, label);
+	if (ret == -EBUSY && (flags & GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_NONEXCLUSIVE))
+		return desc;
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);