diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index a97b717e3ad3..ff06582103c0 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ static int pinctrl_get_device_gpio_range(unsigned gpio,
 {
 	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev = NULL;
 
+	mutex_lock(&pinctrldev_list_mutex);
+
 	/* Loop over the pin controllers */
 	list_for_each_entry(pctldev, &pinctrldev_list, node) {
 		struct pinctrl_gpio_range *range;
@@ -400,10 +402,13 @@ static int pinctrl_get_device_gpio_range(unsigned gpio,
 		if (range != NULL) {
 			*outdev = pctldev;
 			*outrange = range;
+			mutex_unlock(&pinctrldev_list_mutex);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&pinctrldev_list_mutex);
+
 	return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 }