diff --git a/net/rfkill/rfkill-gpio.c b/net/rfkill/rfkill-gpio.c
index 2cc95c8dc4c7..f74baefd855d 100644
--- a/net/rfkill/rfkill-gpio.c
+++ b/net/rfkill/rfkill-gpio.c
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ static int rfkill_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	ret = gpiod_direction_output(rfkill->reset_gpio, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = gpiod_direction_output(rfkill->shutdown_gpio, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	rfkill->rfkill_dev = rfkill_alloc(rfkill->name, &pdev->dev,
 					  rfkill->type, &rfkill_gpio_ops,
 					  rfkill);