diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 39cfd98c7b234..498c5e8916498 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ static int i2c_imx_init_recovery_info(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 	i2c_imx->pinctrl_pins_gpio = pinctrl_lookup_state(i2c_imx->pinctrl,
 			"gpio");
 	rinfo->sda_gpiod = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "sda", GPIOD_IN);
-	rinfo->scl_gpiod = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "scl", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
+	rinfo->scl_gpiod = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "scl", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH_OPEN_DRAIN);
 
 	if (PTR_ERR(rinfo->sda_gpiod) == -EPROBE_DEFER ||
 	    PTR_ERR(rinfo->scl_gpiod) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {