diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
index 3a39c670615f39e1392fd7a7fcae49641947da78..7f5665e598bf1c3bb05422099032dc7b08e32c0d 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
@@ -500,11 +500,15 @@ static int armada_37xx_gpio_request_enable(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	struct armada_37xx_pinctrl *info = pinctrl_dev_get_drvdata(pctldev);
 	struct armada_37xx_pin_group *group;
 	int grp = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(info->dev, "requesting gpio %d\n", offset);
 
-	while ((group = armada_37xx_find_next_grp_by_pin(info, offset, &grp)))
-		armada_37xx_pmx_set_by_name(pctldev, "gpio", group);
+	while ((group = armada_37xx_find_next_grp_by_pin(info, offset, &grp))) {
+		ret = armada_37xx_pmx_set_by_name(pctldev, "gpio", group);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }