diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h6.c b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h6.c
index 9c79971..69e1136 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h6.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h6.c
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ static const struct sunxi_pinctrl_desc h6_pinctrl_data = {
 	.irq_banks = 4,
 	.irq_bank_map = h6_irq_bank_map,
 	.irq_read_needs_mux = true,
+	.disable_strict_mode = true,
 	.needs_voltage_bias_setup = true,
 };