diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-st.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-st.c
index 7c9d51382248..87570e68deed 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-st.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-st.c
@@ -1012,8 +1012,10 @@ static void st_pinconf_dbg_show(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 				   struct seq_file *s, unsigned pin_id)
 {
 	unsigned long config;
-	st_pinconf_get(pctldev, pin_id, &config);
 
+	mutex_unlock(&pctldev->mutex);
+	st_pinconf_get(pctldev, pin_id, &config);
+	mutex_lock(&pctldev->mutex);
 	seq_printf(s, "[OE:%ld,PU:%ld,OD:%ld]\n"
 		"\t\t[retime:%ld,invclk:%ld,clknotdat:%ld,"
 		"de:%ld,rt-clk:%ld,rt-delay:%ld]",