diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 17d0256f907c..a525e07a5be2 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: bd77efd0cea80865d4cfcc1e4b62789c51a74b2d
+refs/heads/master: 523bc3820f023169671e9726b8dc075669d14bec
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/mfd/tc3589x.c b/trunk/drivers/mfd/tc3589x.c
index 708349a5c0e3..f000d2ed23e0 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/mfd/tc3589x.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/mfd/tc3589x.c
@@ -231,12 +231,15 @@ static int tc3589x_chip_init(struct tc3589x *tc3589x)
 
 	dev_info(tc3589x->dev, "manufacturer: %#x, version: %#x\n", manf, ver);
 
-	/* Put everything except the IRQ module into reset */
+	/*
+	 * Put everything except the IRQ module into reset;
+	 * also spare the GPIO module for any pin initialization
+	 * done during pre-kernel boot
+	 */
 	ret = tc3589x_reg_write(tc3589x, TC3589x_RSTCTRL,
 				TC3589x_RSTCTRL_TIMRST
 				| TC3589x_RSTCTRL_ROTRST
-				| TC3589x_RSTCTRL_KBDRST
-				| TC3589x_RSTCTRL_GPIRST);
+				| TC3589x_RSTCTRL_KBDRST);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;