diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sifive.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sifive.c
index d5eb9ca11901..4f28fa73450c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-sifive.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-sifive.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static int sifive_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			 NULL,
 			 chip->base + SIFIVE_GPIO_OUTPUT_EN,
 			 chip->base + SIFIVE_GPIO_INPUT_EN,
-			 0);
+			 BGPIOF_READ_OUTPUT_REG_SET);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "unable to init generic GPIO\n");
 		return ret;