diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/pinctrl.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/pinctrl.c
index 3855c98caf06..d18c2d248f04 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/pinctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/pinctrl.c
@@ -596,11 +596,19 @@ static int scmi_pinctrl_pin_free(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph, u32 pin)
 }
 
 static int scmi_pinctrl_get_group_info(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
-				       u32 selector,
-				       struct scmi_group_info *group)
+				       u32 selector)
 {
+	struct scmi_pinctrl_info *pi = ph->get_priv(ph);
+	struct scmi_group_info *group;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (selector >= pi->nr_groups)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	group = &pi->groups[selector];
+	if (group->present)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = scmi_pinctrl_attributes(ph, GROUP_TYPE, selector, group->name,
 				      &group->nr_pins);
 	if (ret)
@@ -632,21 +640,14 @@ static int scmi_pinctrl_get_group_name(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 				       u32 selector, const char **name)
 {
 	struct scmi_pinctrl_info *pi = ph->get_priv(ph);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!name)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (selector >= pi->nr_groups || pi->nr_groups == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!pi->groups[selector].present) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = scmi_pinctrl_get_group_info(ph, selector,
-						  &pi->groups[selector]);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = scmi_pinctrl_get_group_info(ph, selector);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	*name = pi->groups[selector].name;
 
@@ -658,21 +659,14 @@ static int scmi_pinctrl_group_pins_get(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 				       u32 *nr_pins)
 {
 	struct scmi_pinctrl_info *pi = ph->get_priv(ph);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!pins || !nr_pins)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (selector >= pi->nr_groups || pi->nr_groups == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!pi->groups[selector].present) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = scmi_pinctrl_get_group_info(ph, selector,
-						  &pi->groups[selector]);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = scmi_pinctrl_get_group_info(ph, selector);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	*pins = pi->groups[selector].group_pins;
 	*nr_pins = pi->groups[selector].nr_pins;
@@ -681,11 +675,19 @@ static int scmi_pinctrl_group_pins_get(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 }
 
 static int scmi_pinctrl_get_function_info(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
-					  u32 selector,
-					  struct scmi_function_info *func)
+					  u32 selector)
 {
+	struct scmi_pinctrl_info *pi = ph->get_priv(ph);
+	struct scmi_function_info *func;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (selector >= pi->nr_functions)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	func = &pi->functions[selector];
+	if (func->present)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = scmi_pinctrl_attributes(ph, FUNCTION_TYPE, selector, func->name,
 				      &func->nr_groups);
 	if (ret)
@@ -716,21 +718,14 @@ static int scmi_pinctrl_get_function_name(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 					  u32 selector, const char **name)
 {
 	struct scmi_pinctrl_info *pi = ph->get_priv(ph);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!name)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (selector >= pi->nr_functions || pi->nr_functions == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!pi->functions[selector].present) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = scmi_pinctrl_get_function_info(ph, selector,
-						     &pi->functions[selector]);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = scmi_pinctrl_get_function_info(ph, selector);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	*name = pi->functions[selector].name;
 	return 0;
@@ -742,21 +737,14 @@ scmi_pinctrl_function_groups_get(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 				 const u32 **groups)
 {
 	struct scmi_pinctrl_info *pi = ph->get_priv(ph);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!groups || !nr_groups)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (selector >= pi->nr_functions || pi->nr_functions == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!pi->functions[selector].present) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = scmi_pinctrl_get_function_info(ph, selector,
-						     &pi->functions[selector]);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = scmi_pinctrl_get_function_info(ph, selector);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	*groups = pi->functions[selector].groups;
 	*nr_groups = pi->functions[selector].nr_groups;
@@ -771,13 +759,19 @@ static int scmi_pinctrl_mux_set(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 }
 
 static int scmi_pinctrl_get_pin_info(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
-				     u32 selector, struct scmi_pin_info *pin)
+				     u32 selector)
 {
+	struct scmi_pinctrl_info *pi = ph->get_priv(ph);
+	struct scmi_pin_info *pin;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!pin)
+	if (selector >= pi->nr_pins)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	pin = &pi->pins[selector];
+	if (pin->present)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = scmi_pinctrl_attributes(ph, PIN_TYPE, selector, pin->name, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -790,20 +784,14 @@ static int scmi_pinctrl_get_pin_name(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 				     u32 selector, const char **name)
 {
 	struct scmi_pinctrl_info *pi = ph->get_priv(ph);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!name)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (selector >= pi->nr_pins)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!pi->pins[selector].present) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = scmi_pinctrl_get_pin_info(ph, selector, &pi->pins[selector]);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = scmi_pinctrl_get_pin_info(ph, selector);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	*name = pi->pins[selector].name;