diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sim.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sim.c
index c4106e37e6db..db42dc5616e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sim.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sim.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/irq_sim.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/minmax.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -697,8 +698,10 @@ static struct gpio_sim_device *gpio_sim_hog_get_device(struct gpio_sim_hog *hog)
 	return gpio_sim_line_get_device(line);
 }
 
-static bool gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(struct gpio_sim_device *dev)
+static bool gpio_sim_device_is_live(struct gpio_sim_device *dev)
 {
+	lockdep_assert_held(&dev->lock);
+
 	return !!dev->pdev;
 }
 
@@ -737,7 +740,7 @@ gpio_sim_device_config_live_show(struct config_item *item, char *page)
 	bool live;
 
 	scoped_guard(mutex, &dev->lock)
-		live = gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev);
+		live = gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev);
 
 	return sprintf(page, "%c\n", live ? '1' : '0');
 }
@@ -926,7 +929,7 @@ static bool gpio_sim_bank_labels_non_unique(struct gpio_sim_device *dev)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static int gpio_sim_device_activate_unlocked(struct gpio_sim_device *dev)
+static int gpio_sim_device_activate(struct gpio_sim_device *dev)
 {
 	struct platform_device_info pdevinfo;
 	struct fwnode_handle *swnode;
@@ -934,6 +937,8 @@ static int gpio_sim_device_activate_unlocked(struct gpio_sim_device *dev)
 	struct gpio_sim_bank *bank;
 	int ret;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&dev->lock);
+
 	if (list_empty(&dev->bank_list))
 		return -ENODATA;
 
@@ -998,10 +1003,12 @@ static int gpio_sim_device_activate_unlocked(struct gpio_sim_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void gpio_sim_device_deactivate_unlocked(struct gpio_sim_device *dev)
+static void gpio_sim_device_deactivate(struct gpio_sim_device *dev)
 {
 	struct fwnode_handle *swnode;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&dev->lock);
+
 	swnode = dev_fwnode(&dev->pdev->dev);
 	platform_device_unregister(dev->pdev);
 	gpio_sim_remove_hogs(dev);
@@ -1023,12 +1030,12 @@ gpio_sim_device_config_live_store(struct config_item *item,
 
 	guard(mutex)(&dev->lock);
 
-	if (live == gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev))
+	if (live == gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev))
 		ret = -EPERM;
 	else if (live)
-		ret = gpio_sim_device_activate_unlocked(dev);
+		ret = gpio_sim_device_activate(dev);
 	else
-		gpio_sim_device_deactivate_unlocked(dev);
+		gpio_sim_device_deactivate(dev);
 
 	return ret ?: count;
 }
@@ -1069,7 +1076,7 @@ static ssize_t gpio_sim_bank_config_chip_name_show(struct config_item *item,
 
 	guard(mutex)(&dev->lock);
 
-	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev))
+	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev))
 		return device_for_each_child(&dev->pdev->dev, &ctx,
 					     gpio_sim_emit_chip_name);
 
@@ -1098,7 +1105,7 @@ static ssize_t gpio_sim_bank_config_label_store(struct config_item *item,
 
 	guard(mutex)(&dev->lock);
 
-	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev))
+	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	trimmed = gpio_sim_strdup_trimmed(page, count);
@@ -1142,7 +1149,7 @@ gpio_sim_bank_config_num_lines_store(struct config_item *item,
 
 	guard(mutex)(&dev->lock);
 
-	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev))
+	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	bank->num_lines = num_lines;
@@ -1179,7 +1186,7 @@ static ssize_t gpio_sim_line_config_name_store(struct config_item *item,
 
 	guard(mutex)(&dev->lock);
 
-	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev))
+	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	trimmed = gpio_sim_strdup_trimmed(page, count);
@@ -1219,7 +1226,7 @@ static ssize_t gpio_sim_hog_config_name_store(struct config_item *item,
 
 	guard(mutex)(&dev->lock);
 
-	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev))
+	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	trimmed = gpio_sim_strdup_trimmed(page, count);
@@ -1274,7 +1281,7 @@ gpio_sim_hog_config_direction_store(struct config_item *item,
 
 	guard(mutex)(&dev->lock);
 
-	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev))
+	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (sysfs_streq(page, "input"))
@@ -1392,7 +1399,7 @@ gpio_sim_bank_config_make_line_group(struct config_group *group,
 
 	guard(mutex)(&dev->lock);
 
-	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev))
+	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 
 	line = kzalloc(sizeof(*line), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1445,7 +1452,7 @@ gpio_sim_device_config_make_bank_group(struct config_group *group,
 
 	guard(mutex)(&dev->lock);
 
-	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev))
+	if (gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 
 	bank = kzalloc(sizeof(*bank), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1467,8 +1474,8 @@ static void gpio_sim_device_config_group_release(struct config_item *item)
 	struct gpio_sim_device *dev = to_gpio_sim_device(item);
 
 	scoped_guard(mutex, &dev->lock) {
-		if (gpio_sim_device_is_live_unlocked(dev))
-			gpio_sim_device_deactivate_unlocked(dev);
+		if (gpio_sim_device_is_live(dev))
+			gpio_sim_device_deactivate(dev);
 	}
 
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->lock);