EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_lookup_state);
 
 /**
- * pinctrl_select_state() - select/activate/program a pinctrl state to HW
+ * pinctrl_commit_state() - select/activate/program a pinctrl state to HW
  * @p: the pinctrl handle for the device that requests configuration
  * @state: the state handle to select/activate/program
  */
-int pinctrl_select_state(struct pinctrl *p, struct pinctrl_state *state)
+static int pinctrl_commit_state(struct pinctrl *p, struct pinctrl_state *state)
 {
        struct pinctrl_setting *setting, *setting2;
        struct pinctrl_state *old_state = p->state;
        int ret;
 
-       if (p->state == state)
-               return 0;
-
        if (p->state) {
                /*
                 * For each pinmux setting in the old state, forget SW's record
 
        return ret;
 }
+
+/**
+ * pinctrl_select_state() - select/activate/program a pinctrl state to HW
+ * @p: the pinctrl handle for the device that requests configuration
+ * @state: the state handle to select/activate/program
+ */
+int pinctrl_select_state(struct pinctrl *p, struct pinctrl_state *state)
+{
+       if (p->state == state)
+               return 0;
+
+       return pinctrl_commit_state(p, state);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_select_state);
 
 static void devm_pinctrl_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
 int pinctrl_force_sleep(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 {
        if (!IS_ERR(pctldev->p) && !IS_ERR(pctldev->hog_sleep))
-               return pinctrl_select_state(pctldev->p, pctldev->hog_sleep);
+               return pinctrl_commit_state(pctldev->p, pctldev->hog_sleep);
        return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_force_sleep);
 int pinctrl_force_default(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
 {
        if (!IS_ERR(pctldev->p) && !IS_ERR(pctldev->hog_default))
-               return pinctrl_select_state(pctldev->p, pctldev->hog_default);
+               return pinctrl_commit_state(pctldev->p, pctldev->hog_default);
        return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_force_default);