diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
index 62bfce468f9f..cbb1add43d5e 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ static int gpio_keys_get_devtree_pdata(struct device *dev,
 	pdata->rep = !!of_get_property(node, "autorepeat", NULL);
 
 	/* First count the subnodes */
-	pdata->nbuttons = 0;
 	pp = NULL;
 	while ((pp = of_get_next_child(node, pp)))
 		pdata->nbuttons++;