diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-s6e8aa0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-s6e8aa0.c
index b5217fe37f02..6427aa187735 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-s6e8aa0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-s6e8aa0.c
@@ -1019,17 +1019,12 @@ static int s6e8aa0_probe(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ctx->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "reset");
+	ctx->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx->reset_gpio)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "cannot get reset-gpios %ld\n",
 			PTR_ERR(ctx->reset_gpio));
 		return PTR_ERR(ctx->reset_gpio);
 	}
-	ret = gpiod_direction_output(ctx->reset_gpio, 1);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "cannot configure reset-gpios %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
 
 	ctx->brightness = GAMMA_LEVEL_NUM - 1;