diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c
index fde046e8df..1c5e2e7976 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c
@@ -186,6 +186,34 @@ int gpio_lookup_name(const char *name, struct udevice **devp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+unsigned long gpio_flags_xlate(uint32_t arg)
+{
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
+
+	if (arg & GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW)
+		flags |= GPIOD_ACTIVE_LOW;
+
+	/*
+	 * need to test 2 bits for gpio output binding:
+	 * OPEN_DRAIN (0x6) = SINGLE_ENDED (0x2) | LINE_OPEN_DRAIN (0x4)
+	 * OPEN_SOURCE (0x2) = SINGLE_ENDED (0x2) | LINE_OPEN_SOURCE (0x0)
+	 */
+	if (arg & GPIO_SINGLE_ENDED) {
+		if (arg & GPIO_LINE_OPEN_DRAIN)
+			flags |= GPIOD_OPEN_DRAIN;
+		else
+			flags |= GPIOD_OPEN_SOURCE;
+	}
+
+	if (arg & GPIO_PULL_UP)
+		flags |= GPIOD_PULL_UP;
+
+	if (arg & GPIO_PULL_DOWN)
+		flags |= GPIOD_PULL_DOWN;
+
+	return flags;
+}
+
 int gpio_xlate_offs_flags(struct udevice *dev, struct gpio_desc *desc,
 			  struct ofnode_phandle_args *args)
 {
@@ -201,27 +229,7 @@ int gpio_xlate_offs_flags(struct udevice *dev, struct gpio_desc *desc,
 	if (args->args_count < 2)
 		return 0;
 
-	desc->flags = 0;
-	if (args->args[1] & GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW)
-		desc->flags |= GPIOD_ACTIVE_LOW;
-
-	/*
-	 * need to test 2 bits for gpio output binding:
-	 * OPEN_DRAIN (0x6) = SINGLE_ENDED (0x2) | LINE_OPEN_DRAIN (0x4)
-	 * OPEN_SOURCE (0x2) = SINGLE_ENDED (0x2) | LINE_OPEN_SOURCE (0x0)
-	 */
-	if (args->args[1] & GPIO_SINGLE_ENDED) {
-		if (args->args[1] & GPIO_LINE_OPEN_DRAIN)
-			desc->flags |= GPIOD_OPEN_DRAIN;
-		else
-			desc->flags |= GPIOD_OPEN_SOURCE;
-	}
-
-	if (args->args[1] & GPIO_PULL_UP)
-		desc->flags |= GPIOD_PULL_UP;
-
-	if (args->args[1] & GPIO_PULL_DOWN)
-		desc->flags |= GPIOD_PULL_DOWN;
+	desc->flags = gpio_flags_xlate(args->args[1]);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index 6de13d925e..fa9b80722e 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ int gpio_requestf(unsigned gpio, const char *fmt, ...)
 
 struct fdtdec_phandle_args;
 
+/**
+ * gpio_flags_xlate() - convert DT flags to internal flags
+ *
+ * This routine converts the GPIO_* flags from the generic DT binding to the
+ * GPIOD_* flags used internally. It can be called from driver xlate functions.
+ */
+unsigned long gpio_flags_xlate(uint32_t arg);
+
 /**
  * gpio_xlate_offs_flags() - implementation for common use of dm_gpio_ops.xlate
  *