diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-legacy.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-legacy.c
index eb5a4e2cee857f0af485db09cb4e4c47d75ad4fc..c684d94cdbb478b3e7e7a0303d04c48b696da395 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-legacy.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-legacy.c
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ int gpio_request_one(unsigned gpio, unsigned long flags, const char *label)
 	if (flags & GPIOF_OPEN_SOURCE)
 		set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_SOURCE, &desc->flags);
 
+	if (flags & GPIOF_ACTIVE_LOW)
+		set_bit(FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW, &desc->flags);
+
 	if (flags & GPIOF_DIR_IN)
 		err = gpiod_direction_input(desc);
 	else