diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/asm/gpio.h b/arch/nios2/include/asm/gpio.h
index 76c425e..cff1dd9 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/include/asm/gpio.h
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/asm/gpio.h
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_GPIO_BASE
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
+static inline int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio)
 {
 	writel(1, CONFIG_SYS_GPIO_BASE + (gpio << 2));
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@
 	writel(value ? 3 : 2, CONFIG_SYS_GPIO_BASE + (gpio << 2));
 }
 #else
+extern int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label);
 extern int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio);
 extern int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value);
 extern int gpio_get_value(unsigned gpio);