diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
index c34719b7506d..a20e7d37633e 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ static int armada_37xx_gpio_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 					     unsigned int offset, int value)
 {
 	struct armada_37xx_pinctrl *info = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
+	unsigned int val_offset = offset;
 	unsigned int reg = OUTPUT_EN;
 	unsigned int mask, val, ret;
 
@@ -429,6 +430,8 @@ static int armada_37xx_gpio_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 		return ret;
 
 	reg = OUTPUT_VAL;
+	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, &val_offset);
+
 	val = value ? mask : 0;
 	regmap_update_bits(info->regmap, reg, mask, val);