diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
index 411525ac4cc4..47712b6903b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
@@ -313,9 +313,11 @@ static struct gpio_desc *acpi_request_own_gpiod(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 
 	ret = gpio_set_debounce_timeout(desc, agpio->debounce_timeout);
 	if (ret)
-		gpiochip_free_own_desc(desc);
+		dev_warn(chip->parent,
+			 "Failed to set debounce-timeout for pin 0x%04X, err %d\n",
+			 pin, ret);
 
-	return ret ? ERR_PTR(ret) : desc;
+	return desc;
 }
 
 static bool acpi_gpio_in_ignore_list(const char *controller_in, int pin_in)