diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
index 902af437eaf26e9dc1b5c2cf3f1e902b70d5e237..1bb43e3f9a61b5b4469c9ef76a7d8d360ec8dcbb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ static int mvebu_gpio_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned pin,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	mvebu_gpio_set(chip, pin, value);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&mvchip->lock, flags);
 	u = readl_relaxed(mvebu_gpioreg_io_conf(mvchip));
 	u &= ~(1 << pin);