diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
index 1c685dd72016..4a45e959c668 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@ static int panel_simple_unprepare(struct drm_panel *panel)
 		if (p->dsi)
 			panel_simple_xfer_dsi_cmd_seq(p, p->desc->exit_seq);
 
-	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(p->reset_gpio, 1);
-	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(p->enable_gpio, 0);
+	gpiod_direction_output(p->reset_gpio, 1);
+	gpiod_direction_output(p->enable_gpio, 0);
 
 	panel_simple_regulator_disable(p);
 
@@ -499,17 +499,17 @@ static int panel_simple_prepare(struct drm_panel *panel)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(p->enable_gpio, 1);
+	gpiod_direction_output(p->enable_gpio, 1);
 
 	if (p->desc->delay.reset)
 		msleep(p->desc->delay.prepare);
 
-	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(p->reset_gpio, 1);
+	gpiod_direction_output(p->reset_gpio, 1);
 
 	if (p->desc->delay.reset)
 		msleep(p->desc->delay.reset);
 
-	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(p->reset_gpio, 0);
+	gpiod_direction_output(p->reset_gpio, 0);
 
 	delay = p->desc->delay.prepare;
 	if (p->no_hpd)
@@ -739,8 +739,7 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 	if (IS_ERR(panel->supply))
 		return PTR_ERR(panel->supply);
 
-	panel->enable_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "enable",
-						     GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	panel->enable_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "enable", GPIOD_ASIS);
 	if (IS_ERR(panel->enable_gpio)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(panel->enable_gpio);
 		if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)