diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h5.c b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h5.c
index 97b48336f84a..a78d7b922ef4 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h5.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h5.c
@@ -535,14 +535,16 @@ static const struct sunxi_pinctrl_desc sun50i_h5_pinctrl_data_broken = {
 	.pins = sun50i_h5_pins,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(sun50i_h5_pins),
 	.irq_banks = 2,
-	.irq_read_needs_mux = true
+	.irq_read_needs_mux = true,
+	.disable_strict_mode = true,
 };
 
 static const struct sunxi_pinctrl_desc sun50i_h5_pinctrl_data = {
 	.pins = sun50i_h5_pins,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(sun50i_h5_pins),
 	.irq_banks = 3,
-	.irq_read_needs_mux = true
+	.irq_read_needs_mux = true,
+	.disable_strict_mode = true,
 };
 
 static int sun50i_h5_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)