diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-renesas-tpu.c b/drivers/leds/leds-renesas-tpu.c
index d3c2b7e68fbc..9483f1c1078d 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-renesas-tpu.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-renesas-tpu.c
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ static void r_tpu_set_pin(struct r_tpu_priv *p, enum r_tpu_pin new_state,
 		gpio_free(cfg->pin_gpio_fn);
 
 	if (new_state == R_TPU_PIN_GPIO)
-		gpio_request_one(cfg->pin_gpio, GPIOF_DIR_OUT | !!brightness,
+		gpio_request_one(cfg->pin_gpio, !!brightness ?
+				GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH : GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW,
 				cfg->name);
 
 	if (new_state == R_TPU_PIN_GPIO_FN)