diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index faeb8726aee0..7094a8129008 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@ int pin_get_from_name(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, const char *name)
 		pin = pctldev->desc->pins[i].number;
 		desc = pin_desc_get(pctldev, pin);
 		/* Pin space may be sparse */
-		if (desc == NULL)
-			continue;
-		if (desc->name && !strcmp(name, desc->name))
+		if (desc && !strcmp(name, desc->name))
 			return pin;
 	}