diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/devinfo.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/devinfo.h
index 9e8b559e1253..bb6653af4f92 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/devinfo.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/devinfo.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ struct device;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
 
+#include <linux/device.h>
+
 /* The device core acts as a consumer toward pinctrl */
 #include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
 
@@ -44,6 +46,14 @@ struct dev_pin_info {
 extern int pinctrl_bind_pins(struct device *dev);
 extern int pinctrl_init_done(struct device *dev);
 
+static inline struct pinctrl *dev_pinctrl(struct device *dev)
+{
+	if (!dev->pins)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return dev->pins->p;
+}
+
 #else
 
 /* Stubs if we're not using pinctrl */
@@ -58,5 +68,10 @@ static inline int pinctrl_init_done(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline struct pinctrl *dev_pinctrl(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_PINCTRL */
 #endif /* PINCTRL_DEVINFO_H */