diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c
index 9b0adbdddbfc..62a3fcbd4b4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ static DEFINE_IDR(gpio_aggregator_idr);
 
 static char *get_arg(char **args)
 {
-	char *start = *args, *end;
+	char *start, *end;
 
-	start = skip_spaces(start);
+	start = skip_spaces(*args);
 	if (!*start)
 		return NULL;