diff --git a/keyboards/bajjak/matrix.c b/keyboards/bajjak/matrix.c
index 5451bf787dc..3ec7cbd0774 100644
--- a/keyboards/bajjak/matrix.c
+++ b/keyboards/bajjak/matrix.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static matrix_row_t read_cols(uint8_t row) {
             // reading GPIOB (column port) since in mcp23018's sequential mode
             // it is addressed directly after writing to GPIOA in select_row()
             mcp23018_status = i2c_receive(I2C_ADDR, &data, 1, BAJJAK_EZ_I2C_TIMEOUT);
-            return data;
+            return ~data;
         }
     } else {
         /* read from teensy
diff --git a/keyboards/gboards/georgi/matrix.c b/keyboards/gboards/georgi/matrix.c
index 00c17a3e443..9552518f766 100644
--- a/keyboards/gboards/georgi/matrix.c
+++ b/keyboards/gboards/georgi/matrix.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ static matrix_row_t read_cols(uint8_t row)
         } else {
             uint8_t data = 0;
             mcp23018_status = i2c_read_register(I2C_ADDR, GPIOB, &data, 1, ERGODOX_EZ_I2C_TIMEOUT);
+            data = ~data;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_MATRIX
             if (data != 0x00) xprintf("I2C: %d\n", data);