diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 5ee61a470016f..cab020a58bf51 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -851,7 +851,9 @@ static struct pinctrl *create_pinctrl(struct device *dev)
 	kref_init(&p->users);
 
 	/* Add the pinctrl handle to the global list */
+	mutex_lock(&pinctrl_list_mutex);
 	list_add_tail(&p->node, &pinctrl_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&pinctrl_list_mutex);
 
 	return p;
 }