diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-adnp.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-adnp.c
index e60567fc5073..abff61e31066 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-adnp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-adnp.c
@@ -140,8 +140,10 @@ static int adnp_gpio_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (err & BIT(pos))
-		err = -EACCES;
+	if (value & BIT(pos)) {
+		err = -EPERM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	err = 0;