diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index f1962866bb81..1ef36a0a7dd2 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -2098,13 +2098,7 @@ int pinctrl_enable(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 
 	error = pinctrl_claim_hogs(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);
-
+		dev_err(pctldev->dev, "could not claim hogs: %i\n", error);
 		return error;
 	}