diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/411-gpio_ioctl.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/411-gpio_ioctl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b7063223e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/411-gpio_ioctl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/drivers/char/gpio_dev.c
++++ b/drivers/char/gpio_dev.c
+@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ gpio_close(struct inode * inode, struct
+ }
+ 
+ struct file_operations gpio_fops = {
+-	ioctl:		gpio_ioctl,
++	unlocked_ioctl:	gpio_ioctl,
+ 	open:		gpio_open,
+ 	release:	gpio_close
+ };