diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
index aa48b3f23c7fd199138a6896328679569d2b8a75..1d0831bcc3f7f24795fdaebac8a560052921d16b 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ static const struct armada_37xx_pin_data armada_37xx_pin_sb = {
 };
 
 static inline void armada_37xx_update_reg(unsigned int *reg,
-					  unsigned int offset)
+					  unsigned int *offset)
 {
 	/* We never have more than 2 registers */
-	if (offset >= GPIO_PER_REG) {
-		offset -= GPIO_PER_REG;
+	if (*offset >= GPIO_PER_REG) {
+		*offset -= GPIO_PER_REG;
 		*reg += sizeof(u32);
 	}
 }
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static inline void armada_37xx_irq_update_reg(unsigned int *reg,
 {
 	int offset = irqd_to_hwirq(d);
 
-	armada_37xx_update_reg(reg, offset);
+	armada_37xx_update_reg(reg, &offset);
 }
 
 static int armada_37xx_gpio_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip,
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int armada_37xx_gpio_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 	unsigned int reg = OUTPUT_EN;
 	unsigned int mask;
 
-	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, offset);
+	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, &offset);
 	mask = BIT(offset);
 
 	return regmap_update_bits(info->regmap, reg, mask, 0);
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int armada_37xx_gpio_get_direction(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 	unsigned int reg = OUTPUT_EN;
 	unsigned int val, mask;
 
-	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, offset);
+	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, &offset);
 	mask = BIT(offset);
 	regmap_read(info->regmap, reg, &val);
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static int armada_37xx_gpio_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 	unsigned int reg = OUTPUT_EN;
 	unsigned int mask, val, ret;
 
-	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, offset);
+	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, &offset);
 	mask = BIT(offset);
 
 	ret = regmap_update_bits(info->regmap, reg, mask, mask);
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static int armada_37xx_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 	unsigned int reg = INPUT_VAL;
 	unsigned int val, mask;
 
-	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, offset);
+	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, &offset);
 	mask = BIT(offset);
 
 	regmap_read(info->regmap, reg, &val);
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static void armada_37xx_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset,
 	unsigned int reg = OUTPUT_VAL;
 	unsigned int mask, val;
 
-	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, offset);
+	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, &offset);
 	mask = BIT(offset);
 	val = value ? mask : 0;