diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/samsung/pinctrl-exynos5440.c b/drivers/pinctrl/samsung/pinctrl-exynos5440.c
index 00ab63abf1d9..71f9f13e826d 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/samsung/pinctrl-exynos5440.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/samsung/pinctrl-exynos5440.c
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static int exynos5440_pinctrl_register(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	pctl_dev = pinctrl_register(ctrldesc, &pdev->dev, priv);
+	pctl_dev = devm_pinctrl_register(&pdev->dev, ctrldesc, priv);
 	if (IS_ERR(pctl_dev)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not register pinctrl driver\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(pctl_dev);