diff --git a/drivers/gpio/xilinx_gpio.c b/drivers/gpio/xilinx_gpio.c
index 776a147cc8d72c7d302043bef6ffb3c0f1c6d1b6..1e5f3da8d7e810c229c57e1bc2bb267e76e78e32 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/xilinx_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/xilinx_gpio.c
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ static int xilinx_gpio_direction_output(struct udevice *dev, unsigned offset,
 	if (platdata->bank_input[bank])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	xilinx_gpio_set_value(dev, offset, value);
+
 	if (!platdata->bank_output[bank]) {
 		val = readl(&platdata->regs->gpiodir + bank * 2);
 		val = val & ~(1 << pin);
 		writel(val, &platdata->regs->gpiodir + bank * 2);
 	}
 
-	xilinx_gpio_set_value(dev, offset, value);
-
 	return 0;
 }