diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-apf28dev.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-apf28dev.dts
index 81e5f75529ff..1e72b0de57ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-apf28dev.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-apf28dev.dts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ gpio-keys {
 
 		user-button {
 			label = "User button";
-			gpios = <&gpio0 17 0>;
+			gpios = <&gpio0 17 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
 			linux,code = <0x100>;
 		};
 	};