diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mx23evk.c b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mx23evk.c
index 214e5b641bbc..3c2de33803ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mx23evk.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mx23evk.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static void __init mx23evk_init(void)
 	mx23_add_auart0();
 
 	/* power on mmc slot by writing 0 to the gpio */
-	ret = gpio_request_one(MX23EVK_MMC0_SLOT_POWER, GPIOF_DIR_OUT,
+	ret = gpio_request_one(MX23EVK_MMC0_SLOT_POWER, GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW,
 			       "mmc0-slot-power");
 	if (ret)
 		pr_warn("failed to request gpio mmc0-slot-power: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mx28evk.c b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mx28evk.c
index bb329b9a2608..eacdc6b0e70a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mx28evk.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mx28evk.c
@@ -375,13 +375,13 @@ static void __init mx28evk_init(void)
 	mx28_add_mxsfb(&mx28evk_mxsfb_pdata);
 
 	/* power on mmc slot by writing 0 to the gpio */
-	ret = gpio_request_one(MX28EVK_MMC0_SLOT_POWER, GPIOF_DIR_OUT,
+	ret = gpio_request_one(MX28EVK_MMC0_SLOT_POWER, GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW,
 			       "mmc0-slot-power");
 	if (ret)
 		pr_warn("failed to request gpio mmc0-slot-power: %d\n", ret);
 	mx28_add_mxs_mmc(0, &mx28evk_mmc_pdata[0]);
 
-	ret = gpio_request_one(MX28EVK_MMC1_SLOT_POWER, GPIOF_DIR_OUT,
+	ret = gpio_request_one(MX28EVK_MMC1_SLOT_POWER, GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW,
 			       "mmc1-slot-power");
 	if (ret)
 		pr_warn("failed to request gpio mmc1-slot-power: %d\n", ret);