diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-hisi.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-hisi.c
index ef5cc654a24e..6016e6f0ed0f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-hisi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-hisi.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int hisi_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			 hisi_gpio->reg_base + HISI_GPIO_SWPORT_DR_CLR_WX,
 			 hisi_gpio->reg_base + HISI_GPIO_SWPORT_DDR_SET_WX,
 			 hisi_gpio->reg_base + HISI_GPIO_SWPORT_DDR_CLR_WX,
-			 BGPIOF_NO_SET_ON_INPUT);
+			 BGPIOF_NO_SET_ON_INPUT | BGPIOF_UNREADABLE_REG_DIR);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to init, ret = %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static int hisi_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	hisi_gpio->chip.set_config = hisi_gpio_set_config;
 	hisi_gpio->chip.ngpio = hisi_gpio->line_num;
-	hisi_gpio->chip.bgpio_dir_unreadable = 1;
 	hisi_gpio->chip.base = -1;
 
 	if (hisi_gpio->irq > 0)