diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index c3d222ed39a2..5327f35d9b5c 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ struct pinctrl_dev *get_pinctrl_dev_from_of_node(struct device_node *np)
 			return pctldev;
 		}
 
-	mutex_lock(&pinctrldev_list_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&pinctrldev_list_mutex);
 
 	return NULL;
 }