diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
index 9f7446a..38daa64 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
@@ -450,7 +450,8 @@
 	err = bgpio_init(&port->bgc, &pdev->dev, 4,
 			 port->base + GPIO_PSR,
 			 port->base + GPIO_DR, NULL,
-			 port->base + GPIO_GDIR, NULL, 0);
+			 port->base + GPIO_GDIR, NULL,
+			 BGPIOF_READ_OUTPUT_REG_SET);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_bgio;