diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index 36a36c6..a827a56 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -95,6 +95,22 @@
 
 struct udevice;
 
+struct gpio_desc {
+	struct udevice *dev;	/* Device, NULL for invalid GPIO */
+	unsigned long flags;
+#define GPIOD_REQUESTED		(1 << 0)	/* Requested/claimed */
+#define GPIOD_IS_OUT		(1 << 1)	/* GPIO is an output */
+#define GPIOD_IS_IN		(1 << 2)	/* GPIO is an output */
+#define GPIOD_ACTIVE_LOW	(1 << 3)	/* value has active low */
+#define GPIOD_IS_OUT_ACTIVE	(1 << 4)	/* set output active */
+
+	uint offset;		/* GPIO offset within the device */
+	/*
+	 * We could consider adding the GPIO label in here. Possibly we could
+	 * use this structure for internal GPIO information.
+	 */
+};
+
 /**
  * gpio_get_status() - get the current GPIO status as a string
  *