diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
index 72c0415d6c21..18eccefea06e 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static inline int pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio)
 
 static inline struct pinctrl * __must_check pinctrl_get(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static inline void pinctrl_put(struct pinctrl *p)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static inline struct pinctrl_state * __must_check pinctrl_lookup_state(
 							struct pinctrl *p,
 							const char *name)
 {
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static inline int pinctrl_select_state(struct pinctrl *p,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static inline int pinctrl_select_state(struct pinctrl *p,
 
 static inline struct pinctrl * __must_check devm_pinctrl_get(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static inline void devm_pinctrl_put(struct pinctrl *p)