diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c b/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
index b601039d6c69..c4aa411f5935 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
@@ -101,10 +101,11 @@ struct pinctrl_dev *of_pinctrl_get(struct device_node *np)
 }
 
 static int dt_to_map_one_config(struct pinctrl *p,
-				struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
+				struct pinctrl_dev *hog_pctldev,
 				const char *statename,
 				struct device_node *np_config)
 {
+	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev = NULL;
 	struct device_node *np_pctldev;
 	const struct pinctrl_ops *ops;
 	int ret;
@@ -123,8 +124,10 @@ static int dt_to_map_one_config(struct pinctrl *p,
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		}
 		/* If we're creating a hog we can use the passed pctldev */
-		if (pctldev && (np_pctldev == p->dev->of_node))
+		if (hog_pctldev && (np_pctldev == p->dev->of_node)) {
+			pctldev = hog_pctldev;
 			break;
+		}
 		pctldev = get_pinctrl_dev_from_of_node(np_pctldev);
 		if (pctldev)
 			break;