diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c b/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
index 6520b88db110..bd6dc5ff53ee 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ static int dt_remember_or_free_map(struct pinctrl *p, const char *statename,
 	int i;
 	struct pinctrl_dt_map *dt_map;
 
+	/* Initialize dev_name before any allocation can fail */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_maps; i++)
+		map[i].dev_name = NULL;
+
 	/* Initialize common mapping table entry fields */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_maps; i++) {
 		const char *devname;