diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
index fa8044228f0e25..a6e1891217e268 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static struct gpio_desc *of_xlate_and_get_gpiod_flags(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 }
 
 static void of_gpio_flags_quirks(struct device_node *np,
+				 const char *propname,
 				 enum of_gpio_flags *flags,
 				 int index)
 {
@@ -61,39 +62,21 @@ static void of_gpio_flags_quirks(struct device_node *np,
 	 * Handle MMC "cd-inverted" and "wp-inverted" semantics.
 	 */
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MMC)) {
-		if (of_property_read_bool(np, "cd-gpios")) {
-			if (of_property_read_bool(np, "cd-inverted")) {
-				if (*flags & OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW) {
-					/* "cd-inverted" takes precedence */
-					*flags &= ~OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
-					pr_warn("%s GPIO handle specifies CD active low - ignored\n",
-						of_node_full_name(np));
-				}
-			} else {
-				/*
-				 * Active low is the default according to the
-				 * SDHCI specification. If the GPIO handle
-				 * specifies the same thing - good.
-				 */
-				*flags |= OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
-			}
+		/*
+		 * Active low is the default according to the
+		 * SDHCI specification and the device tree
+		 * bindings. However the code in the current
+		 * kernel was written such that the phandle
+		 * flags were always respected, and "cd-inverted"
+		 * would invert the flag from the device phandle.
+		 */
+		if (!strcmp(propname, "cd-gpios")) {
+			if (of_property_read_bool(np, "cd-inverted"))
+				*flags ^= OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
 		}
-		if (of_property_read_bool(np, "wp-gpios")) {
-			if (of_property_read_bool(np, "wp-inverted")) {
-				/* "wp-inverted" takes precedence */
-				if (*flags & OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW) {
-					*flags &= ~OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
-					pr_warn("%s GPIO handle specifies WP active low - ignored\n",
-						of_node_full_name(np));
-				}
-			} else {
-				/*
-				 * Active low is the default according to the
-				 * SDHCI specification. If the GPIO handle
-				 * specifies the same thing - good.
-				 */
-				*flags |= OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
-			}
+		if (!strcmp(propname, "wp-gpios")) {
+			if (of_property_read_bool(np, "wp-inverted"))
+				*flags ^= OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
 		}
 	}
 	/*
@@ -213,7 +196,7 @@ struct gpio_desc *of_get_named_gpiod_flags(struct device_node *np,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (flags)
-		of_gpio_flags_quirks(np, flags, index);
+		of_gpio_flags_quirks(np, propname, flags, index);
 
 	pr_debug("%s: parsed '%s' property of node '%pOF[%d]' - status (%d)\n",
 		 __func__, propname, np, index,