diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-gpio.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-gpio.c
index 387f00b2cd..a301a4460b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-gpio.c
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ static void i2c_gpio_sda_set(struct i2c_gpio_bus *bus, int bit)
 	struct gpio_desc *sda = &bus->gpios[PIN_SDA];
 
 	if (bit)
-		dm_gpio_set_dir_flags(sda, GPIOD_IS_IN);
+		sda->flags = (sda->flags & ~GPIOD_IS_OUT) | GPIOD_IS_IN;
 	else
-		dm_gpio_set_dir_flags(sda, GPIOD_IS_OUT);
+		sda->flags = (sda->flags & (~GPIOD_IS_IN & ~GPIOD_IS_OUT_ACTIVE)) | GPIOD_IS_OUT;
+	dm_gpio_set_dir(sda);
 }
 
 static void i2c_gpio_scl_set(struct i2c_gpio_bus *bus, int bit)
@@ -61,14 +62,16 @@ static void i2c_gpio_scl_set(struct i2c_gpio_bus *bus, int bit)
 	int count = 0;
 
 	if (bit) {
-		dm_gpio_set_dir_flags(scl, GPIOD_IS_IN);
+		scl->flags = (scl->flags & ~GPIOD_IS_OUT) | GPIOD_IS_IN;
+		dm_gpio_set_dir(scl);
 		while (!dm_gpio_get_value(scl) && count++ < 100000)
 			udelay(1);
 
 		if (!dm_gpio_get_value(scl))
 			pr_err("timeout waiting on slave to release scl\n");
 	} else {
-		dm_gpio_set_dir_flags(scl, GPIOD_IS_OUT);
+		scl->flags = (scl->flags & (~GPIOD_IS_IN & ~GPIOD_IS_OUT_ACTIVE)) | GPIOD_IS_OUT;
+		dm_gpio_set_dir(scl);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -76,11 +79,11 @@ static void i2c_gpio_scl_set(struct i2c_gpio_bus *bus, int bit)
 static void i2c_gpio_scl_set_output_only(struct i2c_gpio_bus *bus, int bit)
 {
 	struct gpio_desc *scl = &bus->gpios[PIN_SCL];
-	ulong flags = GPIOD_IS_OUT;
+	scl->flags = (scl->flags & (~GPIOD_IS_IN & ~GPIOD_IS_OUT_ACTIVE)) | GPIOD_IS_OUT;
 
 	if (bit)
-		flags |= GPIOD_IS_OUT_ACTIVE;
-	dm_gpio_set_dir_flags(scl, flags);
+		scl->flags |= GPIOD_IS_OUT_ACTIVE;
+	dm_gpio_set_dir(scl);
 }
 
 static void i2c_gpio_write_bit(struct i2c_gpio_bus *bus, int delay, uchar bit)