diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 362a613..3ca3654 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1447,6 +1447,49 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_direction_output);
 
+/**
+ * gpio_set_debounce - sets @debounce time for a @gpio
+ * @gpio: the gpio to set debounce time
+ * @debounce: debounce time is microseconds
+ */
+int gpio_set_debounce(unsigned gpio, unsigned debounce)
+{
+	unsigned long		flags;
+	struct gpio_chip	*chip;
+	struct gpio_desc	*desc = &gpio_desc[gpio];
+	int			status = -EINVAL;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
+
+	if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio))
+		goto fail;
+	chip = desc->chip;
+	if (!chip || !chip->set || !chip->set_debounce)
+		goto fail;
+	gpio -= chip->base;
+	if (gpio >= chip->ngpio)
+		goto fail;
+	status = gpio_ensure_requested(desc, gpio);
+	if (status < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
+	/* now we know the gpio is valid and chip won't vanish */
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
+
+	might_sleep_if(extra_checks && chip->can_sleep);
+
+	return chip->set_debounce(chip, gpio, debounce);
+
+fail:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
+	if (status)
+		pr_debug("%s: gpio-%d status %d\n",
+			__func__, gpio, status);
+
+	return status;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_set_debounce);
 
 /* I/O calls are only valid after configuration completed; the relevant
  * "is this a valid GPIO" error checks should already have been done.