diff --git a/drivers/gpio/adi_gpio2.c b/drivers/gpio/adi_gpio2.c
index 7a034eba1222880db32f038ecf77881ae48292d9..051073cee3b5d47a2caeb4a9e600e3ed616aa866 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/adi_gpio2.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/adi_gpio2.c
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ void special_gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	reserve(special_gpio, gpio);
-	reserve(peri, gpio);
+	unreserve(special_gpio, gpio);
+	unreserve(peri, gpio);
 	set_label(gpio, "free");
 }
 #endif