diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/gpio-keys.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/gpio-keys.txt
index a4a38fcf2ed6..44b705767aca 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/gpio-keys.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/gpio-keys.txt
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ Optional properties:
 Each button (key) is represented as a sub-node of "gpio-keys":
 Subnode properties:
 
+	- gpios: OF device-tree gpio specification.
+	- interrupts: the interrupt line for that input.
 	- label: Descriptive name of the key.
 	- linux,code: Keycode to emit.
 
-Required mutual exclusive subnode-properties:
-	- gpios: OF device-tree gpio specification.
-	- interrupts: the interrupt line for that input
+Note that either "interrupts" or "gpios" properties can be omitted, but not
+both at the same time. Specifying both properties is allowed.
 
 Optional subnode-properties:
 	- linux,input-type: Specify event type this button/key generates.
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ Optional subnode-properties:
 	- debounce-interval: Debouncing interval time in milliseconds.
 	  If not specified defaults to 5.
 	- gpio-key,wakeup: Boolean, button can wake-up the system.
+	- linux,can-disable: Boolean, indicates that button is connected
+	  to dedicated (not shared) interrupt which can be disabled to
+	  suppress events from the button.
 
 Example nodes:
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
index f44f05b70ee0..a5ece3ff19cb 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
@@ -470,15 +470,19 @@ static int gpio_keys_setup_key(struct platform_device *pdev,
 						button->debounce_interval;
 		}
 
-		irq = gpio_to_irq(button->gpio);
-		if (irq < 0) {
-			error = irq;
-			dev_err(dev,
-				"Unable to get irq number for GPIO %d, error %d\n",
-				button->gpio, error);
-			return error;
+		if (button->irq) {
+			bdata->irq = button->irq;
+		} else {
+			irq = gpio_to_irq(button->gpio);
+			if (irq < 0) {
+				error = irq;
+				dev_err(dev,
+					"Unable to get irq number for GPIO %d, error %d\n",
+					button->gpio, error);
+				return error;
+			}
+			bdata->irq = irq;
 		}
-		bdata->irq = irq;
 
 		INIT_WORK(&bdata->work, gpio_keys_gpio_work_func);
 		setup_timer(&bdata->timer,
@@ -618,33 +622,30 @@ gpio_keys_get_devtree_pdata(struct device *dev)
 
 	i = 0;
 	for_each_child_of_node(node, pp) {
-		int gpio = -1;
 		enum of_gpio_flags flags;
 
 		button = &pdata->buttons[i++];
 
-		if (!of_find_property(pp, "gpios", NULL)) {
-			button->irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(pp, 0);
-			if (button->irq == 0) {
-				i--;
-				pdata->nbuttons--;
-				dev_warn(dev, "Found button without gpios or irqs\n");
-				continue;
-			}
-		} else {
-			gpio = of_get_gpio_flags(pp, 0, &flags);
-			if (gpio < 0) {
-				error = gpio;
+		button->gpio = of_get_gpio_flags(pp, 0, &flags);
+		if (button->gpio < 0) {
+			error = button->gpio;
+			if (error != -ENOENT) {
 				if (error != -EPROBE_DEFER)
 					dev_err(dev,
 						"Failed to get gpio flags, error: %d\n",
 						error);
 				return ERR_PTR(error);
 			}
+		} else {
+			button->active_low = flags & OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
 		}
 
-		button->gpio = gpio;
-		button->active_low = flags & OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
+		button->irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(pp, 0);
+
+		if (!gpio_is_valid(button->gpio) && !button->irq) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Found button without gpios or irqs\n");
+			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		}
 
 		if (of_property_read_u32(pp, "linux,code", &button->code)) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Button without keycode: 0x%x\n",
@@ -659,6 +660,8 @@ gpio_keys_get_devtree_pdata(struct device *dev)
 
 		button->wakeup = !!of_get_property(pp, "gpio-key,wakeup", NULL);
 
+		button->can_disable = !!of_get_property(pp, "linux,can-disable", NULL);
+
 		if (of_property_read_u32(pp, "debounce-interval",
 					 &button->debounce_interval))
 			button->debounce_interval = 5;