diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio_sch.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio_sch.c
index 80c40b82e08ac..cd1e528f8aba1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio_sch.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio_sch.c
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ static void _gpio_pin_config(struct device *dev, u32_t pin, int flags)
 	_set_bit_gio(info->regs, pin, !(flags & GPIO_DIR_MASK));
 
 	if (flags & GPIO_INT) {
-		if (flags & GPIO_INT_ACTIVE_HIGH) {
+		if (flags & GPIO_INT_DOUBLE_EDGE) {
+			active_high = 1U;
+			active_low = 1U;
+		} else if (flags & GPIO_INT_ACTIVE_HIGH) {
 			active_high = 1U;
 		} else {
 			active_low = 1U;
@@ -128,6 +131,12 @@ static int gpio_sch_config(struct device *dev,
 {
 	const struct gpio_sch_config *info = dev->config->config_info;
 
+	/* Do some sanity check first */
+	if (flags & (GPIO_INT | GPIO_INT_LEVEL)) {
+		/* controller does not support level trigger */
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (access_op == GPIO_ACCESS_BY_PIN) {
 		if (pin >= info->bits) {
 			return -EINVAL;