diff --git a/board/freescale/mx6ul_14x14_evk/mx6ul_14x14_evk.c b/board/freescale/mx6ul_14x14_evk/mx6ul_14x14_evk.c
index 88d3fbd9b1..b861122730 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx6ul_14x14_evk/mx6ul_14x14_evk.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx6ul_14x14_evk/mx6ul_14x14_evk.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #define IOX_SDI IMX_GPIO_NR(5, 10)
 #define IOX_STCP IMX_GPIO_NR(5, 7)
 #define IOX_SHCP IMX_GPIO_NR(5, 11)
-#define IOX_OE IMX_GPIO_NR(5, 18)
+#define IOX_OE IMX_GPIO_NR(5, 8)
 
 static iomux_v3_cfg_t const iox_pads[] = {
 	/* IOX_SDI */
@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ static void iox74lv_init(void)
 	 * shift register will be output to pins
 	 */
 	gpio_direction_output(IOX_STCP, 1);
-
-	gpio_direction_output(IOX_OE, 1);
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC