diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c
index 7ce139ef7e64b39d64518d164f20de80442b857c..43f474cdc11082717c881b757c6bcaf104bcbb97 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ int pinconf_validate_map(struct pinctrl_map const *map, int i)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (map->data.configs.num_configs &&
+	if (!map->data.configs.num_configs ||
 			!map->data.configs.configs) {
-		pr_err("failed to register map %s (%d): no configs ptr given\n",
+		pr_err("failed to register map %s (%d): no configs given\n",
 		       map->name, i);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}