diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rza2.c b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rza2.c
index 40b1326a10776..5591ddf16fdfd 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rza2.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rza2.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/gpio/driver.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/pinctrl/pinmux.h>
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ struct rza2_pinctrl_priv {
 	struct pinctrl_dev *pctl;
 	struct pinctrl_gpio_range gpio_range;
 	int npins;
+	struct mutex mutex; /* serialize adding groups and functions */
 };
 
 #define RZA2_PDR(port)		(0x0000 + (port) * 2)	/* Direction 16-bit */
@@ -358,10 +360,14 @@ static int rza2_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		psel_val[i] = MUX_FUNC(value);
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
+
 	/* Register a single pin group listing all the pins we read from DT */
 	gsel = pinctrl_generic_add_group(pctldev, np->name, pins, npins, NULL);
-	if (gsel < 0)
-		return gsel;
+	if (gsel < 0) {
+		ret = gsel;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Register a single group function where the 'data' is an array PSEL
@@ -390,6 +396,8 @@ static int rza2_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	(*map)->data.mux.function = np->name;
 	*num_maps = 1;
 
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 
 remove_function:
@@ -398,6 +406,9 @@ static int rza2_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 remove_group:
 	pinctrl_generic_remove_group(pctldev, gsel);
 
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
+
 	dev_err(priv->dev, "Unable to parse DT node %s\n", np->name);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -473,6 +484,8 @@ static int rza2_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->base);
 
+	mutex_init(&priv->mutex);
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 
 	priv->npins = (int)(uintptr_t)of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev) *
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
index b53d26167da52..6e8a76556e238 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzg2l.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
@@ -149,10 +150,11 @@ struct rzg2l_pinctrl {
 	struct gpio_chip		gpio_chip;
 	struct pinctrl_gpio_range	gpio_range;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(tint_slot, RZG2L_TINT_MAX_INTERRUPT);
-	spinlock_t			bitmap_lock;
+	spinlock_t			bitmap_lock; /* protect tint_slot bitmap */
 	unsigned int			hwirq[RZG2L_TINT_MAX_INTERRUPT];
 
-	spinlock_t			lock;
+	spinlock_t			lock; /* lock read/write registers */
+	struct mutex			mutex; /* serialize adding groups and functions */
 };
 
 static const unsigned int iolh_groupa_mA[] = { 2, 4, 8, 12 };
@@ -362,11 +364,13 @@ static int rzg2l_dt_subnode_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		name = np->name;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&pctrl->mutex);
+
 	/* Register a single pin group listing all the pins we read from DT */
 	gsel = pinctrl_generic_add_group(pctldev, name, pins, num_pinmux, NULL);
 	if (gsel < 0) {
 		ret = gsel;
-		goto done;
+		goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -380,6 +384,8 @@ static int rzg2l_dt_subnode_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		goto remove_group;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&pctrl->mutex);
+
 	maps[idx].type = PIN_MAP_TYPE_MUX_GROUP;
 	maps[idx].data.mux.group = name;
 	maps[idx].data.mux.function = name;
@@ -391,6 +397,8 @@ static int rzg2l_dt_subnode_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 
 remove_group:
 	pinctrl_generic_remove_group(pctldev, gsel);
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&pctrl->mutex);
 done:
 	*index = idx;
 	kfree(configs);
@@ -1509,6 +1517,7 @@ static int rzg2l_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&pctrl->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&pctrl->bitmap_lock);
+	mutex_init(&pctrl->mutex);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pctrl);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzv2m.c b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzv2m.c
index 35b23c1a5684d..9146101ea9e2f 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzv2m.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/renesas/pinctrl-rzv2m.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/gpio/driver.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ struct rzv2m_pinctrl {
 	struct gpio_chip		gpio_chip;
 	struct pinctrl_gpio_range	gpio_range;
 
-	spinlock_t			lock;
+	spinlock_t			lock; /* lock read/write registers */
+	struct mutex			mutex; /* serialize adding groups and functions */
 };
 
 static const unsigned int drv_1_8V_group2_uA[] = { 1800, 3800, 7800, 11000 };
@@ -322,11 +324,13 @@ static int rzv2m_dt_subnode_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		name = np->name;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&pctrl->mutex);
+
 	/* Register a single pin group listing all the pins we read from DT */
 	gsel = pinctrl_generic_add_group(pctldev, name, pins, num_pinmux, NULL);
 	if (gsel < 0) {
 		ret = gsel;
-		goto done;
+		goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -340,6 +344,8 @@ static int rzv2m_dt_subnode_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 		goto remove_group;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&pctrl->mutex);
+
 	maps[idx].type = PIN_MAP_TYPE_MUX_GROUP;
 	maps[idx].data.mux.group = name;
 	maps[idx].data.mux.function = name;
@@ -351,6 +357,8 @@ static int rzv2m_dt_subnode_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 
 remove_group:
 	pinctrl_generic_remove_group(pctldev, gsel);
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&pctrl->mutex);
 done:
 	*index = idx;
 	kfree(configs);
@@ -1071,6 +1079,7 @@ static int rzv2m_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&pctrl->lock);
+	mutex_init(&pctrl->mutex);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pctrl);