diff --git a/sys/arm/allwinner/axp209.c b/sys/arm/allwinner/axp209.c
index c4d2181e2ec7..de14d324352e 100644
--- a/sys/arm/allwinner/axp209.c
+++ b/sys/arm/allwinner/axp209.c
@@ -1411,13 +1411,13 @@ static driver_t axp2xx_driver = {
 };
 
 static devclass_t axp2xx_devclass;
-extern devclass_t ofwgpiobus_devclass, gpioc_devclass;
+extern devclass_t gpioc_devclass;
 extern driver_t ofw_gpiobus_driver, gpioc_driver;
 
 EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(axp2xx, iicbus, axp2xx_driver, axp2xx_devclass,
   0, 0, BUS_PASS_INTERRUPT + BUS_PASS_ORDER_LATE);
-EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(ofw_gpiobus, axp2xx_pmu, ofw_gpiobus_driver,
-    ofwgpiobus_devclass, 0, 0, BUS_PASS_INTERRUPT + BUS_PASS_ORDER_LATE);
+EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(ofw_gpiobus, axp2xx_pmu, ofw_gpiobus_driver, 0, 0,
+    BUS_PASS_INTERRUPT + BUS_PASS_ORDER_LATE);
 DRIVER_MODULE(gpioc, axp2xx_pmu, gpioc_driver, gpioc_devclass,
     0, 0);
 MODULE_VERSION(axp2xx, 1);
diff --git a/sys/arm/allwinner/axp81x.c b/sys/arm/allwinner/axp81x.c
index 8df781c87a0b..82eb964aeb0a 100644
--- a/sys/arm/allwinner/axp81x.c
+++ b/sys/arm/allwinner/axp81x.c
@@ -1652,13 +1652,13 @@ static driver_t axp8xx_driver = {
 };
 
 static devclass_t axp8xx_devclass;
-extern devclass_t ofwgpiobus_devclass, gpioc_devclass;
+extern devclass_t gpioc_devclass;
 extern driver_t ofw_gpiobus_driver, gpioc_driver;
 
 EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(axp8xx, iicbus, axp8xx_driver, axp8xx_devclass, 0, 0,
     BUS_PASS_INTERRUPT + BUS_PASS_ORDER_LAST);
-EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(ofw_gpiobus, axp8xx_pmu, ofw_gpiobus_driver,
-    ofwgpiobus_devclass, 0, 0, BUS_PASS_INTERRUPT + BUS_PASS_ORDER_LAST);
+EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(ofw_gpiobus, axp8xx_pmu, ofw_gpiobus_driver, 0, 0,
+    BUS_PASS_INTERRUPT + BUS_PASS_ORDER_LAST);
 DRIVER_MODULE(gpioc, axp8xx_pmu, gpioc_driver, gpioc_devclass, 0, 0);
 MODULE_VERSION(axp8xx, 1);
 MODULE_DEPEND(axp8xx, iicbus, 1, 1, 1);
diff --git a/sys/dev/gpio/ofw_gpiobus.c b/sys/dev/gpio/ofw_gpiobus.c
index 5c11f65baf7f..fb2969a78a87 100644
--- a/sys/dev/gpio/ofw_gpiobus.c
+++ b/sys/dev/gpio/ofw_gpiobus.c
@@ -507,11 +507,8 @@ static device_method_t ofw_gpiobus_methods[] = {
 	DEVMETHOD_END
 };
 
-devclass_t ofwgpiobus_devclass;
-
 DEFINE_CLASS_1(gpiobus, ofw_gpiobus_driver, ofw_gpiobus_methods,
     sizeof(struct gpiobus_softc), gpiobus_driver);
-EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(ofw_gpiobus, gpio, ofw_gpiobus_driver, ofwgpiobus_devclass,
-    0, 0, BUS_PASS_BUS);
+EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(ofw_gpiobus, gpio, ofw_gpiobus_driver, 0, 0, BUS_PASS_BUS);
 MODULE_VERSION(ofw_gpiobus, 1);
 MODULE_DEPEND(ofw_gpiobus, gpiobus, 1, 1, 1);