diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-th1520.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-th1520.c
index 7474d8da32f9..e641bad6728c 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-th1520.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-th1520.c
@@ -803,11 +803,12 @@ static int th1520_pinmux_set_mux(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 {
 	struct th1520_pinctrl *thp = pinctrl_dev_get_drvdata(pctldev);
 	const struct function_desc *func = pinmux_generic_get_function(pctldev, fsel);
-	enum th1520_muxtype muxtype = (uintptr_t)func->data;
+	enum th1520_muxtype muxtype;
 
 	if (!func)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	muxtype = (uintptr_t)func->data;
 	return th1520_pinmux_set(thp, thp->desc.pins[gsel].number,
 				 th1520_pad_muxdata(thp->desc.pins[gsel].drv_data),
 				 muxtype);