diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
index 25f12118c364..2f6ac1afa804 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ static struct gpiod_lookup_table mmc_gpios_table = {
 		GPIO_LOOKUP("davinci_gpio.0", DA850_MMCSD_CD_PIN, "cd",
 			    GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW),
 		GPIO_LOOKUP("davinci_gpio.0", DA850_MMCSD_WP_PIN, "wp",
-			    GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW),
+			    GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH),
 	},
 };