diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 5082102d7d0d9..ffe39336fcaca 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -2100,6 +2100,8 @@ int pinctrl_enable(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 	if (error) {
 		dev_err(pctldev->dev, "could not claim hogs: %i\n",
 			error);
+		pinctrl_free_pindescs(pctldev, pctldev->desc->pins,
+				      pctldev->desc->npins);
 		mutex_destroy(&pctldev->mutex);
 		kfree(pctldev);