diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
index cd23479f352a..d32d5c5e99bc 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ static int pcs_get_function(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned pin,
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 	fselector = setting->func;
 	function = pinmux_generic_get_function(pctldev, fselector);
+	if (!function)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	*func = function->data;
 	if (!(*func)) {
 		dev_err(pcs->dev, "%s could not find function%i\n",