diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/datamodul-edm-qmx6/board.c b/arch/arm/boards/datamodul-edm-qmx6/board.c
index 3184912..b0b4ae9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/datamodul-edm-qmx6/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/datamodul-edm-qmx6/board.c
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
 	if (!of_machine_is_compatible("dmo,imx6q-edmqmx6"))
 		return 0;
 
+	gpio_direction_output(IMX_GPIO_NR(2, 22), 1);
+	gpio_direction_output(IMX_GPIO_NR(2, 21), 1);
+
 	switch (bootsource_get()) {
 	case BOOTSOURCE_MMC:
 		of_device_enable_path("/chosen/environment-emmc");