diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
index d9536caa9c41..2c62225bafab 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ out:
 
 int pinconf_generic_dt_subnode_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		struct device_node *np, struct pinctrl_map **map,
-		unsigned *reserved_maps, unsigned *num_maps)
+		unsigned *reserved_maps, unsigned *num_maps,
+		enum pinctrl_map_type type)
 {
 	int ret;
 	const char *function;
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ int pinconf_generic_dt_subnode_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		if (num_configs) {
 			ret = pinctrl_utils_add_map_configs(pctldev, map,
 					reserved_maps, num_maps, group, configs,
-					num_configs, PIN_MAP_TYPE_CONFIGS_PIN);
+					num_configs, type);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto exit;
 		}
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinconf_generic_dt_subnode_to_map);
 
 int pinconf_generic_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		struct device_node *np_config, struct pinctrl_map **map,
-		unsigned *num_maps)
+		unsigned *num_maps, enum pinctrl_map_type type)
 {
 	unsigned reserved_maps;
 	struct device_node *np;
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ int pinconf_generic_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 
 	for_each_child_of_node(np_config, np) {
 		ret = pinconf_generic_dt_subnode_to_map(pctldev, np, map,
-						&reserved_maps, num_maps);
+					&reserved_maps, num_maps, type);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			pinctrl_utils_dt_free_map(pctldev, *map, *num_maps);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-palmas.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-palmas.c
index 2697c2efd74b..9550c33b2544 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-palmas.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-palmas.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static const struct pinctrl_ops palmas_pinctrl_ops = {
 	.get_groups_count = palmas_pinctrl_get_groups_count,
 	.get_group_name = palmas_pinctrl_get_group_name,
 	.get_group_pins = palmas_pinctrl_get_group_pins,
-	.dt_node_to_map = pinconf_generic_dt_node_to_map,
+	.dt_node_to_map = pinconf_generic_dt_node_to_map_pin,
 	.dt_free_map = pinctrl_utils_dt_free_map,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-utils.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-utils.c
index b7ac646c43ba..48277e025f84 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-utils.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-utils.c
@@ -126,10 +126,16 @@ void pinctrl_utils_dt_free_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_maps; i++)
-		if (map[i].type == PIN_MAP_TYPE_CONFIGS_GROUP)
+	for (i = 0; i < num_maps; i++) {
+		switch (map[i].type) {
+		case PIN_MAP_TYPE_CONFIGS_GROUP:
+		case PIN_MAP_TYPE_CONFIGS_PIN:
 			kfree(map[i].data.configs.configs);
-
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 	kfree(map);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_utils_dt_free_map);
diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.h
index 83f5179ea0c5..fb90ef5eb038 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.h
@@ -140,15 +140,33 @@ static inline unsigned long pinconf_to_config_packed(enum pin_config_param param
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/pinctrl/machine.h>
 struct pinctrl_dev;
 struct pinctrl_map;
 
 int pinconf_generic_dt_subnode_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		struct device_node *np, struct pinctrl_map **map,
-		unsigned *reserved_maps, unsigned *num_maps);
+		unsigned *reserved_maps, unsigned *num_maps,
+		enum pinctrl_map_type type);
 int pinconf_generic_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		struct device_node *np_config, struct pinctrl_map **map,
-		unsigned *num_maps);
+		unsigned *num_maps, enum pinctrl_map_type type);
+
+static inline int pinconf_generic_dt_node_to_map_group(
+		struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, struct device_node *np_config,
+		struct pinctrl_map **map, unsigned *num_maps)
+{
+	return pinconf_generic_dt_node_to_map(pctldev, np_config, map, num_maps,
+			PIN_MAP_TYPE_CONFIGS_GROUP);
+}
+
+static inline int pinconf_generic_dt_node_to_map_pin(
+		struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, struct device_node *np_config,
+		struct pinctrl_map **map, unsigned *num_maps)
+{
+	return pinconf_generic_dt_node_to_map(pctldev, np_config, map, num_maps,
+			PIN_MAP_TYPE_CONFIGS_PIN);
+}
 
 #endif