}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arizona_of_get_type);
 
+int arizona_of_get_named_gpio(struct arizona *arizona, const char *prop,
+                             bool mandatory)
+{
+       int gpio;
+
+       gpio = of_get_named_gpio(arizona->dev->of_node, prop, 0);
+       if (gpio < 0) {
+               if (mandatory)
+                       dev_err(arizona->dev,
+                               "Mandatory DT gpio %s missing/malformed: %d\n",
+                               prop, gpio);
+
+               gpio = 0;
+       }
+
+       return gpio;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arizona_of_get_named_gpio);
+
 static int arizona_of_get_core_pdata(struct arizona *arizona)
 {
+       struct arizona_pdata *pdata = &arizona->pdata;
        int ret, i;
 
-       arizona->pdata.reset = of_get_named_gpio(arizona->dev->of_node,
-                                                "wlf,reset", 0);
-       if (arizona->pdata.reset < 0)
-               arizona->pdata.reset = 0;
-
-       arizona->pdata.ldoena = of_get_named_gpio(arizona->dev->of_node,
-                                                 "wlf,ldoena", 0);
-       if (arizona->pdata.ldoena < 0)
-               arizona->pdata.ldoena = 0;
+       pdata->reset = arizona_of_get_named_gpio(arizona, "wlf,reset", true);
+       pdata->ldoena = arizona_of_get_named_gpio(arizona, "wlf,ldoena", true);
 
        ret = of_property_read_u32_array(arizona->dev->of_node,
                                         "wlf,gpio-defaults",