diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c
index 6f14b62ae8ba..32f96808202a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ static int pinconf_dbg_config_write(struct file *file,
 	}
 
 	if (!found) {
-		goto exit;
 		count = -EINVAL;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	if (pctldev)