diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-paris.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-paris.c
index f17325a738ea..9c2eaf8ce84a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-paris.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-paris.c
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ static int mtk_pinconf_get(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		}
 
 		err = mtk_hw_get_value(hw, desc, PINCTRL_PIN_REG_SMT, &ret);
+		if (!ret)
+			err = -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	case PIN_CONFIG_DRIVE_STRENGTH:
 		if (!hw->soc->drive_get)