diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 3b6051d63218..ef7a2878f139 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -2338,4 +2338,8 @@ static int __init pinctrl_init(void)
 }
 
 /* init early since many drivers really need to initialized pinmux early */
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS) && defined(CONFIG_INITCALL_ASYNC)
+core_initcall_sync(pinctrl_init);
+#else
 core_initcall(pinctrl_init);
+#endif