diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 69723e07036bafbd29c6d6deb66e2f7bd7f0133e..9638a00c67c2bd9a3735a632c99d01e9c2625e5d 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ static bool pinctrl_ready_for_gpio_range(unsigned gpio)
 	struct pinctrl_gpio_range *range = NULL;
 	struct gpio_chip *chip = gpio_to_chip(gpio);
 
+	if (WARN(!chip, "no gpio_chip for gpio%i?", gpio))
+		return false;
+
 	mutex_lock(&pinctrldev_list_mutex);
 
 	/* Loop over the pin controllers */