diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/bcm/pinctrl-bcm2835.c b/drivers/pinctrl/bcm/pinctrl-bcm2835.c
index a1ea565fcd46..2e6ca69635aa 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/bcm/pinctrl-bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/bcm/pinctrl-bcm2835.c
@@ -342,12 +342,6 @@ static int bcm2835_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	return bcm2835_gpio_get_bit(pc, GPLEV0, offset);
 }
 
-static int bcm2835_gpio_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip,
-		unsigned offset, int value)
-{
-	return pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(chip->base + offset);
-}
-
 static void bcm2835_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset, int value)
 {
 	struct bcm2835_pinctrl *pc = dev_get_drvdata(chip->dev);
@@ -355,6 +349,13 @@ static void bcm2835_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset, int value)
 	bcm2835_gpio_set_bit(pc, value ? GPSET0 : GPCLR0, offset);
 }
 
+static int bcm2835_gpio_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip,
+		unsigned offset, int value)
+{
+	bcm2835_gpio_set(chip, offset, value);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(chip->base + offset);
+}
+
 static int bcm2835_gpio_to_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 {
 	struct bcm2835_pinctrl *pc = dev_get_drvdata(chip->dev);