diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index c3d222e..5327f35 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 			return pctldev;
 		}
 
-	mutex_lock(&pinctrldev_list_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&pinctrldev_list_mutex);
 
 	return NULL;
 }