diff --git a/arch/mips/rb532/gpio.c b/arch/mips/rb532/gpio.c
index e35cb75..f5b15a1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/rb532/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/mips/rb532/gpio.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@
 
 	gpch = container_of(chip, struct rb532_gpio_chip, chip);
 
-	if (rb532_get_bit(offset, gpch->regbase + GPIOFUNC))
-		return 1;	/* alternate function, GPIOCFG is ignored */
+	/* disable alternate function in case it's set */
+	rb532_set_bit(0, offset, gpch->regbase + GPIOFUNC);
 
 	rb532_set_bit(0, offset, gpch->regbase + GPIOCFG);
 	return 0;
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@
 
 	gpch = container_of(chip, struct rb532_gpio_chip, chip);
 
-	if (rb532_get_bit(offset, gpch->regbase + GPIOFUNC))
-		return 1;	/* alternate function, GPIOCFG is ignored */
+	/* disable alternate function in case it's set */
+	rb532_set_bit(0, offset, gpch->regbase + GPIOFUNC);
 
 	/* set the initial output value */
 	rb532_set_bit(value, offset, gpch->regbase + GPIOD);