diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 361175372598..e6373f30aeeb 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ const char *pinctrl_dev_get_name(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_dev_get_name);
 
+const char *pinctrl_dev_get_devname(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
+{
+	return dev_name(pctldev->dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_dev_get_devname);
+
 void *pinctrl_dev_get_drvdata(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 {
 	return pctldev->driver_data;
diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h
index 04d6700d99af..778804df293f 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ struct pinctrl_dev *of_pinctrl_get(struct device_node *np)
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF */
 
 extern const char *pinctrl_dev_get_name(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);
+extern const char *pinctrl_dev_get_devname(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);
 extern void *pinctrl_dev_get_drvdata(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);
 #else