diff --git a/lib/nrfx b/lib/nrfx
index cf78ebfea1..d37b16f2b8 160000
--- a/lib/nrfx
+++ b/lib/nrfx
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit cf78ebfea1719d85cf4018fe6c08cc73fe5ec719
+Subproject commit d37b16f2b894b0928395f6f56ca741287a31a244
diff --git a/ports/nrf/mphalport.h b/ports/nrf/mphalport.h
index 411e8f429f..18ff454fe6 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/mphalport.h
+++ b/ports/nrf/mphalport.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const char * nrfx_error_code_lookup(uint32_t err_code);
 #define mp_hal_get_pin_obj(o)    pin_find(o)
 #define mp_hal_pin_high(p)       nrf_gpio_pin_set(p->pin)
 #define mp_hal_pin_low(p)        nrf_gpio_pin_clear(p->pin)
-#define mp_hal_pin_read(p)       nrf_gpio_pin_read(p->pin)
+#define mp_hal_pin_read(p)       (nrf_gpio_pin_dir_get(p->pin) == NRF_GPIO_PIN_DIR_OUTPUT) ? nrf_gpio_pin_out_read(p->pin) : nrf_gpio_pin_read(p->pin)
 #define mp_hal_pin_write(p, v)   do { if (v) { mp_hal_pin_high(p); } else { mp_hal_pin_low(p); } } while (0)
 #define mp_hal_pin_od_low(p)     mp_hal_pin_low(p)
 #define mp_hal_pin_od_high(p)    mp_hal_pin_high(p)