diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 6008a30a17d0..58193c939691 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ int gpiod_get_direction(struct gpio_desc *desc)
 	chip = gpiod_to_chip(desc);
 	offset = gpio_chip_hwgpio(desc);
 
+	/*
+	 * Open drain emulation using input mode may incorrectly report
+	 * input here, fix that up.
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN, &desc->flags) &&
+	    test_bit(FLAG_IS_OUT, &desc->flags))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!chip->get_direction)
 		return status;