diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
index 1d9aa4e76a23..8008bad481b7 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c
@@ -400,10 +400,13 @@ static int armada_37xx_gpio_get_direction(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 	struct armada_37xx_pinctrl *info = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
 	unsigned int reg = OUTPUT_EN;
 	unsigned int val, mask;
+	int ret;
 
 	armada_37xx_update_reg(&reg, &offset);
 	mask = BIT(offset);
-	regmap_read(info->regmap, reg, &val);
+	ret = regmap_read(info->regmap, reg, &val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (val & mask)
 		return GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_OUT;