diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
index 7e022a46ee42..4d5f85b7e6bb 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c
@@ -619,8 +619,9 @@ static int pcs_pinconf_set(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 static int pcs_pinconf_group_get(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 				unsigned group, unsigned long *config)
 {
+	unsigned long old = 0;
 	const unsigned *pins;
-	unsigned npins, old = 0;
+	unsigned npins;
 	int i, ret;
 
 	ret = pinctrl_generic_get_group_pins(pctldev, group, &pins, &npins);