diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 15cc0bb65dda8..3b54edf2befef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ struct gpio_desc *__must_check __gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
 		set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_SOURCE, &desc->flags);
 
 	/* No particular flag request, return here... */
-	if (flags & GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_DIR_SET)
+	if (!(flags & GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_DIR_SET))
 		return desc;
 
 	/* Process flags */