diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-kempld.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-kempld.c
index 6b8115f34208..83f281dda1e0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-kempld.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-kempld.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int kempld_gpio_get_direction(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 		= container_of(chip, struct kempld_gpio_data, chip);
 	struct kempld_device_data *pld = gpio->pld;
 
-	return kempld_gpio_get_bit(pld, KEMPLD_GPIO_DIR_NUM(offset), offset);
+	return !kempld_gpio_get_bit(pld, KEMPLD_GPIO_DIR_NUM(offset), offset);
 }
 
 static int kempld_gpio_pincount(struct kempld_device_data *pld)