diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-aspeed.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-aspeed.c
index 77e485557498..f210bed83dd6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-aspeed.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-aspeed.c
@@ -287,11 +287,10 @@ static int aspeed_gpio_dir_out(struct gpio_chip *gc,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio->lock, flags);
 
+	__aspeed_gpio_set(gc, offset, val);
 	reg = ioread32(bank_val_reg(gpio, bank, GPIO_DIR));
 	iowrite32(reg | GPIO_BIT(offset), bank_val_reg(gpio, bank, GPIO_DIR));
 
-	__aspeed_gpio_set(gc, offset, val);
-
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;