diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-74x164.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-74x164.c
index 2e31bd35769a7..ed3e55161bdc5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-74x164.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-74x164.c
@@ -14,14 +14,18 @@
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/74x164.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
+#define GEN_74X164_NUMBER_GPIOS	8
+
 struct gen_74x164_chip {
 	struct spi_device	*spi;
+	u8			*buffer;
 	struct gpio_chip	gpio_chip;
 	struct mutex		lock;
-	u8			port_config;
+	u32			registers;
 };
 
 static struct gen_74x164_chip *gpio_to_74x164_chip(struct gpio_chip *gc)
@@ -31,17 +35,47 @@ static struct gen_74x164_chip *gpio_to_74x164_chip(struct gpio_chip *gc)
 
 static int __gen_74x164_write_config(struct gen_74x164_chip *chip)
 {
-	return spi_write(chip->spi,
-			 &chip->port_config, sizeof(chip->port_config));
+	struct spi_message message;
+	struct spi_transfer *msg_buf;
+	int i, ret = 0;
+
+	msg_buf = kzalloc(chip->registers * sizeof(struct spi_transfer),
+			GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg_buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	spi_message_init(&message);
+
+	/*
+	 * Since the registers are chained, every byte sent will make
+	 * the previous byte shift to the next register in the
+	 * chain. Thus, the first byte send will end up in the last
+	 * register at the end of the transfer. So, to have a logical
+	 * numbering, send the bytes in reverse order so that the last
+	 * byte of the buffer will end up in the last register.
+	 */
+	for (i = chip->registers - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		msg_buf[i].tx_buf = chip->buffer +i;
+		msg_buf[i].len = sizeof(u8);
+		spi_message_add_tail(msg_buf + i, &message);
+	}
+
+	ret = spi_sync(chip->spi, &message);
+
+	kfree(msg_buf);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int gen_74x164_get_value(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
 {
 	struct gen_74x164_chip *chip = gpio_to_74x164_chip(gc);
+	u8 bank = offset / 8;
+	u8 pin = offset % 8;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&chip->lock);
-	ret = (chip->port_config >> offset) & 0x1;
+	ret = (chip->buffer[bank] >> pin) & 0x1;
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -51,12 +85,14 @@ static void gen_74x164_set_value(struct gpio_chip *gc,
 		unsigned offset, int val)
 {
 	struct gen_74x164_chip *chip = gpio_to_74x164_chip(gc);
+	u8 bank = offset / 8;
+	u8 pin = offset % 8;
 
 	mutex_lock(&chip->lock);
 	if (val)
-		chip->port_config |= (1 << offset);
+		chip->buffer[bank] |= (1 << pin);
 	else
-		chip->port_config &= ~(1 << offset);
+		chip->buffer[bank] &= ~(1 << pin);
 
 	__gen_74x164_write_config(chip);
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
@@ -75,6 +111,11 @@ static int __devinit gen_74x164_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	struct gen_74x164_chip_platform_data *pdata;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!spi->dev.of_node) {
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "No device tree data available.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * bits_per_word cannot be configured in platform data
 	 */
@@ -104,7 +145,20 @@ static int __devinit gen_74x164_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	chip->gpio_chip.direction_output = gen_74x164_direction_output;
 	chip->gpio_chip.get = gen_74x164_get_value;
 	chip->gpio_chip.set = gen_74x164_set_value;
-	chip->gpio_chip.ngpio = 8;
+
+	if (of_property_read_u32(spi->dev.of_node, "registers-number", &chip->registers)) {
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "Missing registers-number property in the DT.\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto exit_destroy;
+	}
+
+	chip->gpio_chip.ngpio = GEN_74X164_NUMBER_GPIOS * chip->registers;
+	chip->buffer = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, chip->gpio_chip.ngpio, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!chip->buffer) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto exit_destroy;
+	}
+
 	chip->gpio_chip.can_sleep = 1;
 	chip->gpio_chip.dev = &spi->dev;
 	chip->gpio_chip.owner = THIS_MODULE;