diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-cy8c95x0.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-cy8c95x0.c
index c787a9aadfdf..bfa16f70e29c 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-cy8c95x0.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-cy8c95x0.c
@@ -470,7 +470,11 @@ static const struct regmap_config cy8c9520_i2c_regmap = {
 	.max_register = 0,		/* Updated at runtime */
 	.num_reg_defaults_raw = 0,	/* Updated at runtime */
 	.use_single_read = true,	/* Workaround for regcache bug */
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_PINCTRL)
+	.disable_locking = false,
+#else
 	.disable_locking = true,
+#endif
 };
 
 static inline int cy8c95x0_regmap_update_bits_base(struct cy8c95x0_pinctrl *chip,