diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
index b0d768ebf21d..00ffa168e405 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ static const struct regmap_config pca953x_i2c_regmap = {
 	.volatile_reg = pca953x_volatile_register,
 
 	.disable_locking = true,
-	.cache_type = REGCACHE_RBTREE,
+	.cache_type = REGCACHE_MAPLE,
 	.max_register = 0x7f,
 };
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static const struct regmap_config pca953x_ai_i2c_regmap = {
 	.volatile_reg = pca953x_volatile_register,
 
 	.disable_locking = true,
-	.cache_type = REGCACHE_RBTREE,
+	.cache_type = REGCACHE_MAPLE,
 	.max_register = 0x7f,
 };