diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-tps65219.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-tps65219.c
index 479a80ef7654..6958466455d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-tps65219.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-tps65219.c
@@ -158,8 +158,10 @@ static int tps65214_gpio_change_direction(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int off
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(dev, "GPIO%d configured as VSEL, not GPIO\n", offset);
 
+	val = direction == GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_OUT ?
+		TPS65214_GPIO0_DIR_MASK : 0;
 	ret = regmap_update_bits(gpio->tps->regmap, TPS65219_REG_GENERAL_CONFIG,
-				 TPS65214_GPIO0_DIR_MASK, direction);
+				 TPS65214_GPIO0_DIR_MASK, val);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(dev, "Fail to change direction to %u for GPIO%d.\n", direction, offset);