diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index d9d35fc..8fe15cf 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -583,26 +583,6 @@
 	if (pctldesc->name == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	/* If we're implementing pinmuxing, check the ops for sanity */
-	if (pctldesc->pmxops) {
-		ret = pinmux_check_ops(pctldesc->pmxops);
-		if (ret) {
-			pr_err("%s pinmux ops lacks necessary functions\n",
-			       pctldesc->name);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* If we're implementing pinconfig, check the ops for sanity */
-	if (pctldesc->confops) {
-		ret = pinconf_check_ops(pctldesc->confops);
-		if (ret) {
-			pr_err("%s pin config ops lacks necessary functions\n",
-			       pctldesc->name);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
 	pctldev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pinctrl_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (pctldev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
@@ -617,6 +597,26 @@
 	mutex_init(&pctldev->gpio_ranges_lock);
 	pctldev->dev = dev;
 
+	/* If we're implementing pinmuxing, check the ops for sanity */
+	if (pctldesc->pmxops) {
+		ret = pinmux_check_ops(pctldev);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("%s pinmux ops lacks necessary functions\n",
+			       pctldesc->name);
+			goto out_err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* If we're implementing pinconfig, check the ops for sanity */
+	if (pctldesc->confops) {
+		ret = pinconf_check_ops(pctldev);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("%s pin config ops lacks necessary functions\n",
+			       pctldesc->name);
+			goto out_err;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Register all the pins */
 	pr_debug("try to register %d pins on %s...\n",
 		 pctldesc->npins, pctldesc->name);
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c
index 1892a37..9fb7545 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.c
@@ -205,8 +205,10 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_config_group_set);
 
-int pinconf_check_ops(const struct pinconf_ops *ops)
+int pinconf_check_ops(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 {
+	const struct pinconf_ops *ops = pctldev->desc->confops;
+
 	/* We must be able to read out pin status */
 	if (!ops->pin_config_get && !ops->pin_config_group_get)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.h b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.h
index e7dc616..006b77f 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PINCONF
 
-int pinconf_check_ops(const struct pinconf_ops *ops);
+int pinconf_check_ops(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);
 void pinconf_init_device_debugfs(struct dentry *devroot,
 				 struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);
 int pin_config_get_for_pin(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned pin,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #else
 
-static inline int pinconf_check_ops(const struct pinconf_ops *ops)
+static inline int pinconf_check_ops(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
index 3ffa932..7c3193f 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
@@ -889,8 +889,11 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinmux_disable);
 
-int pinmux_check_ops(const struct pinmux_ops *ops)
+int pinmux_check_ops(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 {
+	const struct pinmux_ops *ops = pctldev->desc->pmxops;
+	unsigned selector = 0;
+
 	/* Check that we implement required operations */
 	if (!ops->list_functions ||
 	    !ops->get_function_name ||
@@ -899,6 +902,18 @@
 	    !ops->disable)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Check that all functions registered have names */
+	while (ops->list_functions(pctldev, selector) >= 0) {
+		const char *fname = ops->get_function_name(pctldev,
+							   selector);
+		if (!fname) {
+			pr_err("pinmux ops has no name for function%u\n",
+				selector);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		selector++;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.h b/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.h
index 844500b..97f5222 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PINMUX
 
-int pinmux_check_ops(const struct pinmux_ops *ops);
+int pinmux_check_ops(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);
 void pinmux_init_device_debugfs(struct dentry *devroot,
 				struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);
 void pinmux_init_debugfs(struct dentry *subsys_root);
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #else
 
-static inline int pinmux_check_ops(const struct pinmux_ops *ops)
+static inline int pinmux_check_ops(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }