diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_gpio.c b/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_gpio.c
index 27a500f07c..d1dc1ef64b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_gpio.c
@@ -190,12 +190,14 @@ static inline int sam_configinput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLUP) != 0)
     {
+#ifdef GPIO_HAVE_PULLDOWN
       /* The pull-up on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-down is still
        * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-down first before
        * enabling the pull-up.
        */
 
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDDR_OFFSET);
+#endif
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -286,6 +288,14 @@ static inline int sam_configoutput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLUP) != 0)
     {
+#ifdef GPIO_HAVE_PULLDOWN
+      /* The pull-up on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-down is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-down first before
+       * enabling the pull-up.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDDR_OFFSET);
+#endif
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -298,6 +308,12 @@ static inline int sam_configoutput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLDOWN) != 0)
     {
+      /* The pull-down on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-up is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-up first before
+       * enabling the pull-down.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUDR_OFFSET);
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -357,6 +373,14 @@ static inline int sam_configperiph(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLUP) != 0)
     {
+#ifdef GPIO_HAVE_PULLDOWN
+      /* The pull-up on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-down is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-down first before
+       * enabling the pull-up.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDDR_OFFSET);
+#endif
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -369,6 +393,12 @@ static inline int sam_configperiph(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLDOWN) != 0)
     {
+      /* The pull-down on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-up is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-up first before
+       * enabling the pull-down.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUDR_OFFSET);
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sama5d3x4x_pio.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sama5d3x4x_pio.c
index 0165a382ac..806fb9fc08 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sama5d3x4x_pio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sama5d3x4x_pio.c
@@ -349,6 +349,14 @@ static inline int sam_configinput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & PIO_CFG_PULLUP) != 0)
     {
+#ifdef PIO_HAVE_PULLDOWN
+      /* The pull-up on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-down is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-down first before
+       * enabling the pull-up.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDDR_OFFSET);
+#endif
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -361,6 +369,12 @@ static inline int sam_configinput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & PIO_CFG_PULLDOWN) != 0)
     {
+      /* The pull-down on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-up is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-up first before
+       * enabling the pull-down.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUDR_OFFSET);
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -464,6 +478,14 @@ static inline int sam_configoutput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & PIO_CFG_PULLUP) != 0)
     {
+#ifdef PIO_HAVE_PULLDOWN
+      /* The pull-up on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-down is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-down first before
+       * enabling the pull-up.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDDR_OFFSET);
+#endif
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -476,6 +498,12 @@ static inline int sam_configoutput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & PIO_CFG_PULLDOWN) != 0)
     {
+      /* The pull-down on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-up is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-up first before
+       * enabling the pull-down.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUDR_OFFSET);
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -546,6 +574,14 @@ static inline int sam_configperiph(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & PIO_CFG_PULLUP) != 0)
     {
+#ifdef PIO_HAVE_PULLDOWN
+      /* The pull-up on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-down is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-down first before
+       * enabling the pull-up.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDDR_OFFSET);
+#endif
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -558,6 +594,12 @@ static inline int sam_configperiph(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & PIO_CFG_PULLDOWN) != 0)
     {
+      /* The pull-down on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-up is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-up first before
+       * enabling the pull-down.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUDR_OFFSET);
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/samv7/sam_gpio.c b/arch/arm/src/samv7/sam_gpio.c
index cf681e7662..1eac04d576 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/samv7/sam_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/samv7/sam_gpio.c
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ static inline int sam_configinput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLUP) != 0)
     {
+#ifdef GPIO_HAVE_PULLDOWN
+      /* The pull-up on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-down is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-down first before
+       * enabling the pull-up.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDDR_OFFSET);
+#endif
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -164,6 +172,12 @@ static inline int sam_configinput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLDOWN) != 0)
     {
+      /* The pull-down on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-up is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-up first before
+       * enabling the pull-down.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUDR_OFFSET);
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -243,6 +257,14 @@ static inline int sam_configoutput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLUP) != 0)
     {
+#ifdef GPIO_HAVE_PULLDOWN
+      /* The pull-up on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-down is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-down first before
+       * enabling the pull-up.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDDR_OFFSET);
+#endif
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -255,6 +277,12 @@ static inline int sam_configoutput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLDOWN) != 0)
     {
+      /* The pull-down on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-up is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-up first before
+       * enabling the pull-down.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUDR_OFFSET);
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -330,6 +358,14 @@ static inline int sam_configperiph(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLUP) != 0)
     {
+#ifdef GPIO_HAVE_PULLDOWN
+      /* The pull-up on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-down is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-down first before
+       * enabling the pull-up.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDDR_OFFSET);
+#endif
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -342,6 +378,12 @@ static inline int sam_configperiph(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLDOWN) != 0)
     {
+      /* The pull-down on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-up is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-up first before
+       * enabling the pull-down.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUDR_OFFSET);
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDER_OFFSET);
     }
   else