diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
index cde0121878d1..0a32d692628c 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ static int rzg2l_pinctrl_register(struct rzg2l_pinctrl *pctrl)
 
 	ret = pinctrl_enable(pctrl->pctl);
 	if (ret)
-		dev_err_probe(pctrl->dev, ret, "pinctrl enable failed\n");
+		return dev_err_probe(pctrl->dev, ret, "pinctrl enable failed\n");
 
 	ret = rzg2l_gpio_register(pctrl);
 	if (ret)