diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-equilibrium.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-equilibrium.c
index ac1c47f542c1..3b6dcaa80e00 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-equilibrium.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-equilibrium.c
@@ -674,6 +674,11 @@ static int eqbr_build_functions(struct eqbr_pinctrl_drv_data *drvdata)
 		return ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_funcs; i++) {
+
+		/* Ignore the same function with multiple groups */
+		if (funcs[i].name == NULL)
+			continue;
+
 		ret = pinmux_generic_add_function(drvdata->pctl_dev,
 						  funcs[i].name,
 						  funcs[i].groups,
@@ -805,7 +810,7 @@ static int pinctrl_reg(struct eqbr_pinctrl_drv_data *drvdata)
 
 	ret = eqbr_build_functions(drvdata);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to build groups\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to build functions\n");
 		return ret;
 	}