diff --git a/drivers/gpio/pcal6408/gpio-pcal6408.c b/drivers/gpio/pcal6408/gpio-pcal6408.c
index 74fbb291d38b..486f39bca255 100755
--- a/drivers/gpio/pcal6408/gpio-pcal6408.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/pcal6408/gpio-pcal6408.c
@@ -273,6 +273,16 @@ static int pcal6048_direction_in(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void pcal6048_set_gpio(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset, int value)
+{
+	struct pcal6048_dev *chip = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
+
+	if (value)
+		pcal6048_set_reg(chip, offset, chip->conf->output);
+	else
+		pcal6048_clear_reg(chip, offset, chip->conf->output);
+}
+
 static int pcal6048_direction_out(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset, int value)
 {
 	struct pcal6048_dev *chip = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
@@ -287,6 +297,8 @@ static int pcal6048_direction_out(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset, int val
 	else
 		ret = pcal6048_clear_reg(chip, offset, chip->conf->direction);
 
+	pcal6048_set_gpio(gc, offset, value);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -310,16 +322,6 @@ static int pcal6048_get_gpio(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
 	return pcal6048_read_reg(chip, offset, chip->conf->input);
 }
 
-static void pcal6048_set_gpio(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset, int value)
-{
-	struct pcal6048_dev *chip = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
-
-	if (value)
-		pcal6048_set_reg(chip, offset, chip->conf->output);
-	else
-		pcal6048_clear_reg(chip, offset, chip->conf->output);
-}
-
 static int pcal6048_set_config(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset, unsigned long config)
 {
 	struct pcal6048_dev *chip = gpiochip_get_data(gc);