diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-twl4030.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-twl4030.c
index 0c7e891c8651..5738d5a7d849 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-twl4030.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-twl4030.c
@@ -354,17 +354,18 @@ static void twl_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset, int value)
 static int twl_direction_out(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset, int value)
 {
 	struct gpio_twl4030_priv *priv = to_gpio_twl4030(chip);
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 	if (offset < TWL4030_GPIO_MAX)
-		twl4030_set_gpio_dataout(offset, value);
+		ret = twl4030_set_gpio_direction(offset, 0);
 
 	priv->direction |= BIT(offset);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
 
 	twl_set(chip, offset, value);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int twl_to_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)