diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rzn1.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rzn1.c
index a04235e3bec4..cc0e5aa9128a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rzn1.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rzn1.c
@@ -810,8 +810,8 @@ static int rzn1_pinctrl_probe_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	struct device_node *child;
 	unsigned int maxgroups = 0;
-	unsigned int nfuncs = 0;
 	unsigned int i = 0;
+	int nfuncs = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	nfuncs = of_get_child_count(np);