diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.c
index 2df3a48974f3..e563bbc5cefc 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.c
@@ -897,10 +897,14 @@ static int msm_gpio_init(struct msm_pinctrl *pctrl)
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 	int r;
+	unsigned ngpio = pctrl->soc->ngpios;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(ngpio > MAX_NR_GPIO))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	chip = &pctrl->chip;
 	chip->base = 0;
-	chip->ngpio = pctrl->soc->ngpios;
+	chip->ngpio = ngpio;
 	chip->label = dev_name(pctrl->dev);
 	chip->dev = pctrl->dev;
 	chip->owner = THIS_MODULE;