diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
index 3ec04787a737..fb25704219c7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ static int i2c_init_recovery(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 		bri->set_scl = set_scl_gpio_value;
 		if (bri->sda_gpiod) {
 			bri->get_sda = get_sda_gpio_value;
-			if (gpiod_get_direction(bri->sda_gpiod) == GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_OUT)
+			if (gpiod_get_direction(bri->sda_gpiod) == GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_OUT ||
+			    gpiod_is_single_ended(bri->sda_gpiod))
 				bri->set_sda = set_sda_gpio_value;
 		}
 	} else if (bri->recover_bus == i2c_generic_scl_recovery) {