diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-wm8994.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-wm8994.c
index 92ea5350dfe9..aa61ad2fcaaa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-wm8994.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-wm8994.c
@@ -89,8 +89,11 @@ static int wm8994_gpio_direction_out(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 	struct wm8994_gpio *wm8994_gpio = to_wm8994_gpio(chip);
 	struct wm8994 *wm8994 = wm8994_gpio->wm8994;
 
+	if (value)
+		value = WM8994_GPN_LVL;
+
 	return wm8994_set_bits(wm8994, WM8994_GPIO_1 + offset,
-			       WM8994_GPN_DIR, 0);
+			       WM8994_GPN_DIR | WM8994_GPN_LVL, value);
 }
 
 static void wm8994_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset, int value)