diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
index 5d4de5cd6759..253a61ec9645 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ config GPIO_EP93XX
 config GPIO_EXAR
 	tristate "Support for GPIO pins on XR17V352/354/358"
 	depends on SERIAL_8250_EXAR
+	select REGMAP_MMIO
 	help
 	  Selecting this option will enable handling of GPIO pins present
 	  on Exar XR17V352/354/358 chips.
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
index 28b0b4b5fa35..94ef500567ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-exar.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/regmap.h>
 
 #define EXAR_OFFSET_MPIOLVL_LO 0x90
 #define EXAR_OFFSET_MPIOSEL_LO 0x93
@@ -26,9 +27,8 @@ static DEFINE_IDA(ida_index);
 
 struct exar_gpio_chip {
 	struct gpio_chip gpio_chip;
-	struct mutex lock;
+	struct regmap *regs;
 	int index;
-	void __iomem *regs;
 	char name[20];
 	unsigned int first_pin;
 };
@@ -53,51 +53,13 @@ exar_offset_to_bit(struct exar_gpio_chip *exar_gpio, unsigned int offset)
 	return (offset + exar_gpio->first_pin) % 8;
 }
 
-static void exar_update(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int reg, int val,
-			unsigned int offset)
-{
-	struct exar_gpio_chip *exar_gpio = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
-	int temp;
-
-	mutex_lock(&exar_gpio->lock);
-	temp = readb(exar_gpio->regs + reg);
-	temp &= ~BIT(offset);
-	if (val)
-		temp |= BIT(offset);
-	writeb(temp, exar_gpio->regs + reg);
-	mutex_unlock(&exar_gpio->lock);
-}
-
-static int exar_set_direction(struct gpio_chip *chip, int direction,
-			      unsigned int offset)
-{
-	struct exar_gpio_chip *exar_gpio = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
-	unsigned int addr = exar_offset_to_sel_addr(exar_gpio, offset);
-	unsigned int bit = exar_offset_to_bit(exar_gpio, offset);
-
-	exar_update(chip, addr, direction, bit);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int exar_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int reg)
-{
-	struct exar_gpio_chip *exar_gpio = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
-	int value;
-
-	mutex_lock(&exar_gpio->lock);
-	value = readb(exar_gpio->regs + reg);
-	mutex_unlock(&exar_gpio->lock);
-
-	return value;
-}
-
 static int exar_get_direction(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	struct exar_gpio_chip *exar_gpio = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
 	unsigned int addr = exar_offset_to_sel_addr(exar_gpio, offset);
 	unsigned int bit = exar_offset_to_bit(exar_gpio, offset);
 
-	if (exar_get(chip, addr) & BIT(bit))
+	if (regmap_test_bits(exar_gpio->regs, addr, BIT(bit)))
 		return GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_IN;
 
 	return GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_OUT;
@@ -109,7 +71,7 @@ static int exar_get_value(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 	unsigned int addr = exar_offset_to_lvl_addr(exar_gpio, offset);
 	unsigned int bit = exar_offset_to_bit(exar_gpio, offset);
 
-	return !!(exar_get(chip, addr) & BIT(bit));
+	return !!(regmap_test_bits(exar_gpio->regs, addr, BIT(bit)));
 }
 
 static void exar_set_value(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset,
@@ -119,21 +81,39 @@ static void exar_set_value(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset,
 	unsigned int addr = exar_offset_to_lvl_addr(exar_gpio, offset);
 	unsigned int bit = exar_offset_to_bit(exar_gpio, offset);
 
-	exar_update(chip, addr, value, bit);
+	regmap_assign_bits(exar_gpio->regs, addr, BIT(bit), value);
 }
 
 static int exar_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset,
 				 int value)
 {
+	struct exar_gpio_chip *exar_gpio = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
+	unsigned int addr = exar_offset_to_sel_addr(exar_gpio, offset);
+	unsigned int bit = exar_offset_to_bit(exar_gpio, offset);
+
 	exar_set_value(chip, offset, value);
-	return exar_set_direction(chip, 0, offset);
+	regmap_clear_bits(exar_gpio->regs, addr, BIT(bit));
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int exar_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 {
-	return exar_set_direction(chip, 1, offset);
+	struct exar_gpio_chip *exar_gpio = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
+	unsigned int addr = exar_offset_to_sel_addr(exar_gpio, offset);
+	unsigned int bit = exar_offset_to_bit(exar_gpio, offset);
+
+	regmap_set_bits(exar_gpio->regs, addr, BIT(bit));
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct regmap_config exar_regmap_config = {
+	.name		= "exar-gpio",
+	.reg_bits	= 8,
+	.val_bits	= 8,
+};
+
 static int gpio_exar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
@@ -163,13 +143,17 @@ static int gpio_exar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!exar_gpio)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	mutex_init(&exar_gpio->lock);
+	/*
+	 * We don't need to check the return values of mmio regmap operations (unless
+	 * the regmap has a clock attached which is not the case here).
+	 */
+	exar_gpio->regs = devm_regmap_init_mmio(dev, p, &exar_regmap_config);
+	if (IS_ERR(exar_gpio->regs))
+		return PTR_ERR(exar_gpio->regs);
 
 	index = ida_alloc(&ida_index, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (index < 0) {
-		ret = index;
-		goto err_mutex_destroy;
-	}
+	if (index < 0)
+		return index;
 
 	sprintf(exar_gpio->name, "exar_gpio%d", index);
 	exar_gpio->gpio_chip.label = exar_gpio->name;
@@ -195,8 +179,6 @@ static int gpio_exar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err_destroy:
 	ida_free(&ida_index, index);
-err_mutex_destroy:
-	mutex_destroy(&exar_gpio->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -205,7 +187,6 @@ static int gpio_exar_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct exar_gpio_chip *exar_gpio = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	ida_free(&ida_index, exar_gpio->index);
-	mutex_destroy(&exar_gpio->lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
