diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
index d1105b7ae437..5d53bfcdf726 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
@@ -2172,18 +2172,19 @@ static void gpio_v2_line_info_changed_to_v1(
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_GPIO_CDEV_V1 */
 
-static void gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(struct gpio_desc *desc,
-				  struct gpio_v2_line_info *info, bool atomic)
+static int gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(struct gpio_desc *desc,
+				 struct gpio_v2_line_info *info, bool atomic)
 {
 	u32 debounce_period_us;
 	unsigned long dflags;
 	const char *label;
 
+	memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
+
 	CLASS(gpio_chip_guard, guard)(desc);
 	if (!guard.gc)
-		return;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
-	memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
 	info->offset = gpiod_hwgpio(desc);
 
 	if (desc->name)
@@ -2258,6 +2259,8 @@ static void gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(struct gpio_desc *desc,
 							debounce_period_us;
 		info->num_attrs++;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 struct gpio_chardev_data {
@@ -2309,6 +2312,7 @@ static int lineinfo_get_v1(struct gpio_chardev_data *cdev, void __user *ip,
 	struct gpio_desc *desc;
 	struct gpioline_info lineinfo;
 	struct gpio_v2_line_info lineinfo_v2;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&lineinfo, ip, sizeof(lineinfo)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -2326,7 +2330,10 @@ static int lineinfo_get_v1(struct gpio_chardev_data *cdev, void __user *ip,
 			return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(desc, &lineinfo_v2, false);
+	ret = gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(desc, &lineinfo_v2, false);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	gpio_v2_line_info_to_v1(&lineinfo_v2, &lineinfo);
 
 	if (copy_to_user(ip, &lineinfo, sizeof(lineinfo))) {
@@ -2344,6 +2351,7 @@ static int lineinfo_get(struct gpio_chardev_data *cdev, void __user *ip,
 {
 	struct gpio_desc *desc;
 	struct gpio_v2_line_info lineinfo;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&lineinfo, ip, sizeof(lineinfo)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -2363,7 +2371,10 @@ static int lineinfo_get(struct gpio_chardev_data *cdev, void __user *ip,
 		if (test_and_set_bit(lineinfo.offset, cdev->watched_lines))
 			return -EBUSY;
 	}
-	gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(desc, &lineinfo, false);
+
+	ret = gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(desc, &lineinfo, false);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (copy_to_user(ip, &lineinfo, sizeof(lineinfo))) {
 		if (watch)
@@ -2489,6 +2500,7 @@ static int lineinfo_changed_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	struct lineinfo_changed_ctx *ctx;
 	struct gpio_desc *desc = data;
 	struct file *fp;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!test_bit(gpiod_hwgpio(desc), cdev->watched_lines))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -2519,7 +2531,13 @@ static int lineinfo_changed_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 
 	ctx->chg.event_type = action;
 	ctx->chg.timestamp_ns = ktime_get_ns();
-	gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(desc, &ctx->chg.info, true);
+
+	ret = gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(desc, &ctx->chg.info, true);
+	if (ret) {
+		fput(fp);
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	}
+
 	/* Keep the GPIO device alive until we emit the event. */
 	ctx->gdev = gpio_device_get(desc->gdev);
 	ctx->cdev = cdev;