diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
index 9301a7a..0ef01ee 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
@@ -314,14 +314,11 @@
 {
 	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev = setting->pctldev;
 	const struct pinmux_ops *pmxops = pctldev->desc->pmxops;
-	const struct pinctrl_ops *pctlops = pctldev->desc->pctlops;
 	char const * const *groups;
 	unsigned num_groups;
 	int ret;
 	const char *group;
 	int i;
-	const unsigned *pins;
-	unsigned num_pins;
 
 	if (!pmxops) {
 		dev_err(pctldev->dev, "does not support mux function\n");
@@ -376,53 +373,12 @@
 	}
 	setting->data.mux.group = ret;
 
-	ret = pctlops->get_group_pins(pctldev, setting->data.mux.group, &pins,
-				      &num_pins);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(pctldev->dev,
-			"could not get pins for device %s group selector %d\n",
-			pinctrl_dev_get_name(pctldev), setting->data.mux.group);
-			return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	/* Try to allocate all pins in this group, one by one */
-	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
-		ret = pin_request(pctldev, pins[i], map->dev_name, NULL);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(pctldev->dev,
-				"could not request pin %d on device %s\n",
-				pins[i], pinctrl_dev_get_name(pctldev));
-			/* On error release all taken pins */
-			i--; /* this pin just failed */
-			for (; i >= 0; i--)
-				pin_free(pctldev, pins[i], NULL);
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void pinmux_free_setting(struct pinctrl_setting const *setting)
 {
-	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev = setting->pctldev;
-	const struct pinctrl_ops *pctlops = pctldev->desc->pctlops;
-	const unsigned *pins;
-	unsigned num_pins;
-	int ret;
-	int i;
-
-	ret = pctlops->get_group_pins(pctldev, setting->data.mux.group,
-				      &pins, &num_pins);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(pctldev->dev,
-			"could not get pins for device %s group selector %d\n",
-			pinctrl_dev_get_name(pctldev), setting->data.mux.group);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++)
-		pin_free(pctldev, pins[i], NULL);
+	/* This function is currently unused */
 }
 
 int pinmux_enable_setting(struct pinctrl_setting const *setting)
@@ -446,6 +402,22 @@
 		num_pins = 0;
 	}
 
+	/* Try to allocate all pins in this group, one by one */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
+		ret = pin_request(pctldev, pins[i], setting->dev_name, NULL);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(pctldev->dev,
+				"could not request pin %d on device %s\n",
+				pins[i], pinctrl_dev_get_name(pctldev));
+			/* On error release all taken pins */
+			i--; /* this pin just failed */
+			for (; i >= 0; i--)
+				pin_free(pctldev, pins[i], NULL);
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Now that we have acquired the pins, encode the mux setting */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
 		desc = pin_desc_get(pctldev, pins[i]);
 		if (desc == NULL) {
@@ -482,6 +454,7 @@
 		num_pins = 0;
 	}
 
+	/* Flag the descs that no setting is active */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
 		desc = pin_desc_get(pctldev, pins[i]);
 		if (desc == NULL) {
@@ -493,6 +466,10 @@
 		desc->mux_setting = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* And release the pins */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++)
+		pin_free(pctldev, pins[i], NULL);
+
 	if (ops->disable)
 		ops->disable(pctldev, setting->data.mux.func, setting->data.mux.group);
 }