diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 8fe15cf15ac8..894cd5e103da 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static int pinctrl_register_one_pin(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	pindesc->pctldev = pctldev;
 
 	/* Copy basic pin info */
-	if (pindesc->name) {
+	if (name) {
 		pindesc->name = name;
 	} else {
 		pindesc->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "PIN%u", number);