diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-ingenic.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-ingenic.c
index a1d7156d0a43..6a1b6058b991 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-ingenic.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-ingenic.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static int ingenic_pinmux_gpio_set_direction(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		ingenic_config_pin(jzpc, pin, JZ4770_GPIO_PAT1, input);
 	} else {
 		ingenic_config_pin(jzpc, pin, JZ4740_GPIO_SELECT, false);
-		ingenic_config_pin(jzpc, pin, JZ4740_GPIO_DIR, input);
+		ingenic_config_pin(jzpc, pin, JZ4740_GPIO_DIR, !input);
 		ingenic_config_pin(jzpc, pin, JZ4740_GPIO_FUNC, false);
 	}