diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
index 20c89023d312..ce5be6f0b7aa 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ static int pcs_set_mux(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned fselector,
 	if (!pcs->fmask)
 		return 0;
 	function = pinmux_generic_get_function(pctldev, fselector);
+	if (!function)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	func = function->data;
 	if (!func)
 		return -EINVAL;