diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/aspeed/pinctrl-aspeed.c b/drivers/pinctrl/aspeed/pinctrl-aspeed.c
index f93d6959cee94..5a12fc7cf91fb 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/aspeed/pinctrl-aspeed.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/aspeed/pinctrl-aspeed.c
@@ -92,10 +92,19 @@ static int aspeed_sig_expr_enable(struct aspeed_pinmux_data *ctx,
 static int aspeed_sig_expr_disable(struct aspeed_pinmux_data *ctx,
 				   const struct aspeed_sig_expr *expr)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	pr_debug("Disabling signal %s for %s\n", expr->signal,
 		 expr->function);
 
-	return aspeed_sig_expr_set(ctx, expr, false);
+	ret = aspeed_sig_expr_eval(ctx, expr, true);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (ret)
+		return aspeed_sig_expr_set(ctx, expr, false);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**