diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_gpio.c b/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_gpio.c
index 5fda366fe0..27a500f07c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_gpio.c
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ static inline int sam_configinput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLUP) != 0)
     {
+      /* The pull-up on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-down is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-down first before
+       * enabling the pull-up.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDDR_OFFSET);
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUER_OFFSET);
     }
   else
@@ -202,6 +208,12 @@ static inline int sam_configinput(uintptr_t base, uint32_t pin,
 
   if ((cfgset & GPIO_CFG_PULLDOWN) != 0)
     {
+      /* The pull-down on a pin can not be enabled if its pull-up is still
+       * active. Therefore, we need to disable the pull-up first before
+       * enabling the pull-down.
+       */
+
+      putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PUDR_OFFSET);
       putreg32(pin, base + SAM_PIO_PPDER_OFFSET);
     }
   else