diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c
index c990b6118172..685b79fc0bf8 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ sunxi_pinctrl_desc_find_function_by_name(struct sunxi_pinctrl *pctl,
 					 const char *pin_name,
 					 const char *func_name)
 {
+	unsigned long variant = pctl->flags & SUNXI_PINCTRL_VARIANT_MASK;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < pctl->desc->npins; i++) {
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ sunxi_pinctrl_desc_find_function_by_name(struct sunxi_pinctrl *pctl,
 			while (func->name) {
 				if (!strcmp(func->name, func_name) &&
 					(!func->variant ||
-					func->variant & pctl->variant))
+					func->variant & variant))
 					return func;
 
 				func++;
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ sunxi_pinctrl_desc_find_function_by_pin_and_mux(struct sunxi_pinctrl *pctl,
 						const u16 pin_num,
 						const u8 muxval)
 {
+	unsigned long variant = pctl->flags & SUNXI_PINCTRL_VARIANT_MASK;
+
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pctl->desc->npins; i++) {
 		const struct sunxi_desc_pin *pin = pctl->desc->pins + i;
 		struct sunxi_desc_function *func = pin->functions;
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ sunxi_pinctrl_desc_find_function_by_pin_and_mux(struct sunxi_pinctrl *pctl,
 		if (pin->pin.number != pin_num)
 			continue;
 
-		if (pin->variant && !(pctl->variant & pin->variant))
+		if (pin->variant && !(variant & pin->variant))
 			continue;
 
 		while (func->name) {
@@ -1338,6 +1341,7 @@ static int sunxi_pinctrl_add_function(struct sunxi_pinctrl *pctl,
 static int sunxi_pinctrl_build_state(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct sunxi_pinctrl *pctl = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	unsigned long variant = pctl->flags & SUNXI_PINCTRL_VARIANT_MASK;
 	void *ptr;
 	int i;
 
@@ -1362,7 +1366,7 @@ static int sunxi_pinctrl_build_state(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		const struct sunxi_desc_pin *pin = pctl->desc->pins + i;
 		struct sunxi_pinctrl_group *group = pctl->groups + pctl->ngroups;
 
-		if (pin->variant && !(pctl->variant & pin->variant))
+		if (pin->variant && !(variant & pin->variant))
 			continue;
 
 		group->name = pin->pin.name;
@@ -1387,11 +1391,11 @@ static int sunxi_pinctrl_build_state(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		const struct sunxi_desc_pin *pin = pctl->desc->pins + i;
 		struct sunxi_desc_function *func;
 
-		if (pin->variant && !(pctl->variant & pin->variant))
+		if (pin->variant && !(variant & pin->variant))
 			continue;
 
 		for (func = pin->functions; func->name; func++) {
-			if (func->variant && !(pctl->variant & func->variant))
+			if (func->variant && !(variant & func->variant))
 				continue;
 
 			/* Create interrupt mapping while we're at it */
@@ -1419,14 +1423,14 @@ static int sunxi_pinctrl_build_state(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		const struct sunxi_desc_pin *pin = pctl->desc->pins + i;
 		struct sunxi_desc_function *func;
 
-		if (pin->variant && !(pctl->variant & pin->variant))
+		if (pin->variant && !(variant & pin->variant))
 			continue;
 
 		for (func = pin->functions; func->name; func++) {
 			struct sunxi_pinctrl_function *func_item;
 			const char **func_grp;
 
-			if (func->variant && !(pctl->variant & func->variant))
+			if (func->variant && !(variant & func->variant))
 				continue;
 
 			func_item = sunxi_pinctrl_find_function_by_name(pctl,
@@ -1568,7 +1572,7 @@ int sunxi_pinctrl_init_with_flags(struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 	pctl->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	pctl->desc = desc;
-	pctl->variant = flags & SUNXI_PINCTRL_VARIANT_MASK;
+	pctl->flags = flags;
 	if (flags & SUNXI_PINCTRL_NEW_REG_LAYOUT) {
 		pctl->bank_mem_size = D1_BANK_MEM_SIZE;
 		pctl->pull_regs_offset = D1_PULL_REGS_OFFSET;
@@ -1604,8 +1608,9 @@ int sunxi_pinctrl_init_with_flags(struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 	for (i = 0, pin_idx = 0; i < pctl->desc->npins; i++) {
 		const struct sunxi_desc_pin *pin = pctl->desc->pins + i;
+		unsigned long variant = pctl->flags & SUNXI_PINCTRL_VARIANT_MASK;
 
-		if (pin->variant && !(pctl->variant & pin->variant))
+		if (pin->variant && !(variant & pin->variant))
 			continue;
 
 		pins[pin_idx++] = pin->pin;
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.h b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.h
index ad26e4de16a8..22bffac1c3f0 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ struct sunxi_pinctrl {
 	unsigned			*irq_array;
 	raw_spinlock_t			lock;
 	struct pinctrl_dev		*pctl_dev;
-	unsigned long			variant;
+	unsigned long			flags;
 	u32				bank_mem_size;
 	u32				pull_regs_offset;
 	u32				dlevel_field_width;