diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c
index f8eb4a419e77..bb50dda05654 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ams-delta.c
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ static int ams_delta_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct mtd_info *mtd;
 	struct resource *res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	void __iomem *io_base;
+	struct gpio_descs *data_gpiods;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!res)
@@ -275,8 +276,14 @@ static int ams_delta_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_unmap;
 	}
 
-	/* Initialize data port direction to a known state */
-	ams_delta_dir_input(priv, true);
+	/* Request array of data pins, initialize them as input */
+	data_gpiods = devm_gpiod_get_array(&pdev->dev, "data", GPIOD_IN);
+	if (IS_ERR(data_gpiods)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(data_gpiods);
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "data GPIO request failed: %d\n", err);
+		goto err_unmap;
+	}
+	priv->data_in = true;
 
 	/* Initialize the NAND controller object embedded in ams_delta_nand. */
 	priv->base.ops = &ams_delta_ops;