diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/encoder-opa362.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/encoder-opa362.c
index 84a6b3367124..a14d993f719d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/encoder-opa362.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/encoder-opa362.c
@@ -201,15 +201,9 @@ static int opa362_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ddata);
 
-	gpio = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "enable");
-	if (IS_ERR(gpio)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(gpio) != -ENOENT)
-			return PTR_ERR(gpio);
-
-		gpio = NULL;
-	} else {
-		gpiod_direction_output(gpio, 0);
-	}
+	gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "enable", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	if (IS_ERR(gpio))
+		return PTR_ERR(gpio);
 
 	ddata->enable_gpio = gpio;
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-dpi.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-dpi.c
index eb8fd8140ad0..f7be3489f744 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-dpi.c
@@ -209,16 +209,9 @@ static int panel_dpi_probe_of(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct videomode vm;
 	struct gpio_desc *gpio;
 
-	gpio = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "enable");
-
-	if (IS_ERR(gpio)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(gpio) != -ENOENT)
-			return PTR_ERR(gpio);
-		else
-			gpio = NULL;
-	} else {
-		gpiod_direction_output(gpio, 0);
-	}
+	gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "enable", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	if (IS_ERR(gpio))
+		return PTR_ERR(gpio);
 
 	ddata->enable_gpio = gpio;
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-lgphilips-lb035q02.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-lgphilips-lb035q02.c
index 9974a37a11af..6a1b6a89a928 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-lgphilips-lb035q02.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-lgphilips-lb035q02.c
@@ -285,15 +285,14 @@ static int lb035q02_probe_of(struct spi_device *spi)
 	struct omap_dss_device *in;
 	struct gpio_desc *gpio;
 
-	gpio = devm_gpiod_get(&spi->dev, "enable");
+	gpio = devm_gpiod_get(&spi->dev, "enable", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(gpio)) {
 		dev_err(&spi->dev, "failed to parse enable gpio\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(gpio);
-	} else {
-		gpiod_direction_output(gpio, 0);
-		ddata->enable_gpio = gpio;
 	}
 
+	ddata->enable_gpio = gpio;
+
 	ddata->backlight_gpio = -ENOENT;
 
 	in = omapdss_of_find_source_for_first_ep(node);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-sharp-ls037v7dw01.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-sharp-ls037v7dw01.c
index eae263702964..abfd1f6e3327 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-sharp-ls037v7dw01.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/displays-new/panel-sharp-ls037v7dw01.c
@@ -268,17 +268,12 @@ static  int sharp_ls_get_gpio_of(struct device *dev, int index, int val,
 	const char *desc, struct gpio_desc **gpiod)
 {
 	struct gpio_desc *gd;
-	int r;
 
 	*gpiod = NULL;
 
-	gd = devm_gpiod_get_index(dev, desc, index);
+	gd = devm_gpiod_get_index(dev, desc, index, GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(gd))
-		return PTR_ERR(gd) == -ENOENT ? 0 : PTR_ERR(gd);
-
-	r = gpiod_direction_output(gd, val);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
+		return PTR_ERR(gd);
 
 	*gpiod = gd;
 	return 0;