diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/simple-amplifier.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/simple-amplifier.txt
index 7182ac4f1e6588fd502e42171b892dc04fc13b6d..b1b097cc9b68fc8a23b64de1abca2ebc303fb165 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/simple-amplifier.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/simple-amplifier.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Simple Amplifier Audio Driver
 
 Required properties:
 - compatible : "dioo,dio2125" or "simple-audio-amplifier"
-- enable-gpios : the gpio connected to the enable pin of the simple amplifier
 
 Optional properties:
+- enable-gpios : the gpio connected to the enable pin of the simple amplifier
 - VCC-supply   : power supply for the device, as covered
                  in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/simple-amplifier.c b/sound/soc/codecs/simple-amplifier.c
index c07e8a80b4b7dc99e5a31f352c9bebad023c2713..351aa55c384e2f9cd34e47a14c4f55796adfa94a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/simple-amplifier.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/simple-amplifier.c
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ static int simple_amp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 
-	priv->gpiod_enable = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "enable", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	priv->gpiod_enable = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "enable",
+						     GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->gpiod_enable)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(priv->gpiod_enable);
 		if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)