diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-wpcm450.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-wpcm450.c
index 8193b92da403..274e01d5212d 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-wpcm450.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-wpcm450.c
@@ -1041,13 +1041,13 @@ static int wpcm450_gpio_register(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
-		gpio = &pctrl->gpio_bank[reg];
-		gpio->pctrl = pctrl;
-
 		if (reg >= WPCM450_NUM_BANKS)
 			return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
 					     "GPIO index %d out of range!\n", reg);
 
+		gpio = &pctrl->gpio_bank[reg];
+		gpio->pctrl = pctrl;
+
 		bank = &wpcm450_banks[reg];
 		gpio->bank = bank;