diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 89dca77ca038..18ee2089df4a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ void devm_pinctrl_put(struct pinctrl *p)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_pinctrl_put);
 
 int pinctrl_register_map(struct pinctrl_map const *maps, unsigned num_maps,
-			 bool dup, bool locked)
+			 bool dup)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 	struct pinctrl_maps *maps_node;
@@ -1178,11 +1178,9 @@ int pinctrl_register_map(struct pinctrl_map const *maps, unsigned num_maps,
 		maps_node->maps = maps;
 	}
 
-	if (!locked)
-		mutex_lock(&pinctrl_maps_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&pinctrl_maps_mutex);
 	list_add_tail(&maps_node->node, &pinctrl_maps);
-	if (!locked)
-		mutex_unlock(&pinctrl_maps_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&pinctrl_maps_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1197,7 +1195,7 @@ int pinctrl_register_map(struct pinctrl_map const *maps, unsigned num_maps,
 int pinctrl_register_mappings(struct pinctrl_map const *maps,
 			      unsigned num_maps)
 {
-	return pinctrl_register_map(maps, num_maps, true, false);
+	return pinctrl_register_map(maps, num_maps, true);
 }
 
 void pinctrl_unregister_map(struct pinctrl_map const *map)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.h b/drivers/pinctrl/core.h
index 75476b3d87da..b24ea846c867 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static inline struct pin_desc *pin_desc_get(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 }
 
 int pinctrl_register_map(struct pinctrl_map const *maps, unsigned num_maps,
-			 bool dup, bool locked);
+			 bool dup);
 void pinctrl_unregister_map(struct pinctrl_map const *map);
 
 extern int pinctrl_force_sleep(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c b/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
index eda13de2e7c0..0bbf7d71b281 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int dt_remember_or_free_map(struct pinctrl *p, const char *statename,
 	dt_map->num_maps = num_maps;
 	list_add_tail(&dt_map->node, &p->dt_maps);
 
-	return pinctrl_register_map(map, num_maps, false, true);
+	return pinctrl_register_map(map, num_maps, false);
 }
 
 struct pinctrl_dev *of_pinctrl_get(struct device_node *np)