diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/gpio.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/gpio.c
index 37253452d396..315bc7f79ce1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/gpio.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ static struct gpio_chip bcm63xx_gpio_chip = {
 
 int __init bcm63xx_gpio_init(void)
 {
+	gpio_out_low = bcm_gpio_readl(GPIO_DATA_LO_REG);
+	gpio_out_high = bcm_gpio_readl(GPIO_DATA_HI_REG);
 	bcm63xx_gpio_chip.ngpio = bcm63xx_gpio_count();
 	pr_info("registering %d GPIOs\n", bcm63xx_gpio_chip.ngpio);