diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index cafef90..193c36c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -50,22 +50,33 @@
 	struct gpio_info *gi = gpio_to_desc(gpio);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!gi)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!gi) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto done;
+	}
 
-	if (gi->requested)
-		return -EBUSY;
+	if (gi->requested) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	ret = 0;
 
 	if (gi->chip->ops->request) {
 		ret = gi->chip->ops->request(gi->chip, gpio - gi->chip->base);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto done;
 	}
 
 	gi->requested = true;
 	gi->label = xstrdup(label);
 
-	return 0;
+done:
+	if (ret)
+		pr_err("_gpio_request: gpio-%d (%s) status %d\n",
+			 gpio, label ? : "?", ret);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
@@ -83,6 +94,7 @@
 
 	gi->requested = false;
 	free(gi->label);
+	gi->label = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -322,7 +334,7 @@
 			3, (dir < 0) ? "unk" : ((dir == GPIOF_DIR_IN) ? "in" : "out"),
 			3, (val < 0) ? "unk" : ((val == 0) ? "lo" : "hi"),
 			9, gi->requested ? "true" : "false",
-			gi->label ? gi->label : "");
+			(gi->requested && gi->label) ? gi->label : "");
 	}
 
 	return 0;