diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h6.c b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h6.c
index 3cc1121..1182cc8 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h6.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun50i-h6.c
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ static const unsigned int h6_irq_bank_map[] = { 1, 5, 6, 7 };
 static const struct sunxi_pinctrl_desc h6_pinctrl_data = {
 	.pins = h6_pins,
 	.npins = ARRAY_SIZE(h6_pins),
+	.disable_strict_mode = true,
 	.irq_banks = 4,
 	.irq_bank_map = h6_irq_bank_map,
 	.irq_read_needs_mux = true,