diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 12fb998e1227..02882026a859 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -930,19 +930,16 @@ struct pinctrl_state *pinctrl_lookup_state(struct pinctrl *p,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_lookup_state);
 
 /**
- * pinctrl_select_state() - select/activate/program a pinctrl state to HW
+ * pinctrl_commit_state() - select/activate/program a pinctrl state to HW
  * @p: the pinctrl handle for the device that requests configuration
  * @state: the state handle to select/activate/program
  */
-int pinctrl_select_state(struct pinctrl *p, struct pinctrl_state *state)
+static int pinctrl_commit_state(struct pinctrl *p, struct pinctrl_state *state)
 {
 	struct pinctrl_setting *setting, *setting2;
 	struct pinctrl_state *old_state = p->state;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (p->state == state)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (p->state) {
 		/*
 		 * The set of groups with a mux configuration in the old state
@@ -1020,6 +1017,19 @@ unapply_new_state:
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+/**
+ * pinctrl_select_state() - select/activate/program a pinctrl state to HW
+ * @p: the pinctrl handle for the device that requests configuration
+ * @state: the state handle to select/activate/program
+ */
+int pinctrl_select_state(struct pinctrl *p, struct pinctrl_state *state)
+{
+	if (p->state == state)
+		return 0;
+
+	return pinctrl_commit_state(p, state);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_select_state);
 
 static void devm_pinctrl_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
@@ -1188,7 +1198,7 @@ void pinctrl_unregister_map(struct pinctrl_map const *map)
 int pinctrl_force_sleep(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 {
 	if (!IS_ERR(pctldev->p) && !IS_ERR(pctldev->hog_sleep))
-		return pinctrl_select_state(pctldev->p, pctldev->hog_sleep);
+		return pinctrl_commit_state(pctldev->p, pctldev->hog_sleep);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_force_sleep);
@@ -1200,7 +1210,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_force_sleep);
 int pinctrl_force_default(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 {
 	if (!IS_ERR(pctldev->p) && !IS_ERR(pctldev->hog_default))
-		return pinctrl_select_state(pctldev->p, pctldev->hog_default);
+		return pinctrl_commit_state(pctldev->p, pctldev->hog_default);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_force_default);