diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/aspeed/pinctrl-aspeed.c b/drivers/pinctrl/aspeed/pinctrl-aspeed.c
index 5249033ed413..b7155377a86d 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/aspeed/pinctrl-aspeed.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/aspeed/pinctrl-aspeed.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int aspeed_disable_sig(const struct aspeed_sig_expr **exprs,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!exprs)
-		return true;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	while (*exprs && !ret) {
 		ret = aspeed_sig_expr_disable(*exprs, maps);