diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-sx150x.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-sx150x.c
index b325a136ac48..c110f780407b 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-sx150x.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-sx150x.c
@@ -1154,12 +1154,6 @@ static int sx150x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = pinctrl_enable(pctl->pctldev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to enable pinctrl device\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	/* Register GPIO controller */
 	pctl->gpio.base = -1;
 	pctl->gpio.ngpio = pctl->data->npins;
@@ -1238,6 +1232,17 @@ static int sx150x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * Pin control functions need to be enabled AFTER registering the
+	 * GPIO chip because sx150x_pinconf_set() calls
+	 * sx150x_gpio_direction_output().
+	 */
+	ret = pinctrl_enable(pctl->pctldev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to enable pinctrl device\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	ret = gpiochip_add_pin_range(&pctl->gpio, dev_name(dev),
 				     0, 0, pctl->data->npins);
 	if (ret)