diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/samsung/pinctrl-samsung.c b/drivers/pinctrl/samsung/pinctrl-samsung.c
index ed165ba2eb2f..0fd20c5ffde9 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/samsung/pinctrl-samsung.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/samsung/pinctrl-samsung.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static int samsung_pinctrl_parse_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	functions = samsung_pinctrl_create_functions(dev, drvdata, &func_cnt);
 	if (IS_ERR(functions)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to parse pin functions\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(groups);
+		return PTR_ERR(functions);
 	}
 
 	drvdata->pin_groups = groups;