diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio_npcm4xx.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio_npcm4xx.c
index 70970dcfef82a6..0d9e4a635811d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio_npcm4xx.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio_npcm4xx.c
@@ -146,13 +146,14 @@ static int gpio_npcm4xx_config(const struct device *dev,
 	else
 		inst->PTYPE &= ~mask;
 
-	/* Select opend drain with pull up need enable GPIO_PULL_EN */
-	if (((flags & GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN) != 0) &&
-	    ((flags & GPIO_PULL_UP) != 0)) {
-		inst_scfg->DEVALTCX |= BIT(NPCM4XX_DEVALTCX_GPIO_PULL_EN);
+	/* Open drain output mode want to enable internal pull up/down */
+	if ((flags & GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN) && (flags & GPIO_OUTPUT)) {
+		if ((flags & GPIO_PULL_UP)) {
+			inst_scfg->DEVALTCX |= BIT(NPCM4XX_DEVALTCX_GPIO_PULL_EN);
+		}
 	}
 
-	/* Select pull-up/down of GPIO 0:pull-up 1:pull-down */
+	/* Enable and select pull-up/down of GPIO 0:pull-up 1:pull-down */
 	if ((flags & GPIO_PULL_UP) != 0) {
 		inst->PPUD  &= ~mask;
 		inst->PPULL |= mask;