diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/intel/pinctrl-intel.c b/drivers/pinctrl/intel/pinctrl-intel.c
index e9bb98cb9112..826d494f3cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/intel/pinctrl-intel.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/intel/pinctrl-intel.c
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ static void intel_gpio_set_gpio_mode(void __iomem *padcfg0)
 	value &= ~PADCFG0_PMODE_MASK;
 	value |= PADCFG0_PMODE_GPIO;
 
-	/* Disable input and output buffers */
-	value |= PADCFG0_GPIORXDIS;
+	/* Disable TX buffer and enable RX (this will be input) */
+	value &= ~PADCFG0_GPIORXDIS;
 	value |= PADCFG0_GPIOTXDIS;
 
 	/* Disable SCI/SMI/NMI generation */
@@ -497,9 +497,6 @@ static int intel_gpio_request_enable(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 
 	intel_gpio_set_gpio_mode(padcfg0);
 
-	/* Disable TX buffer and enable RX (this will be input) */
-	__intel_gpio_set_direction(padcfg0, true);
-
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pctrl->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1115,9 +1112,6 @@ static int intel_gpio_irq_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int type)
 
 	intel_gpio_set_gpio_mode(reg);
 
-	/* Disable TX buffer and enable RX (this will be input) */
-	__intel_gpio_set_direction(reg, true);
-
 	value = readl(reg);
 
 	value &= ~(PADCFG0_RXEVCFG_MASK | PADCFG0_RXINV);